if you haven't read great plains and you should pick it up on your way out.i wanted to do a couple things before we start the conversation. when it's just to its blame a little bit about why i chose the geography i chose for the book. any others to do a little reading. let me start with the geography. the book unfolds as a trip down the mississippi river. the mississippi river, it's the third largest river in the world. it's the only outside besides the amazon and the congo, but we who live in flyover country i think overlook its significance. it's really at the center of the american story in almost every imaginable way. it carries a million tons of silt and clay in it every day, or it did before we reengineered it. but that money actually built the american continent. it filled all of the land from missouri down to louisiana when it overtopped its banks. it built its own delta and those wetlands that are just about half of the marshaling in the united states in an absolutely critical ecosystem. it's been critical to american history, the geography of the wa

we have volume on 24 out of brockton, and plus word of a crash on 128 near great plain avenue. two cars the the icon, that crash on 128 i just mentioned by great plain avenue, and 93 slow down into wilmington, more delays as you approach the spot pond, trains and buses are on schedule, the red line is expecting minor delays today, they are traveling at a restricted speed, and i will keep you posted and let you know if those delays pick um. that's a look at your traffic. >> thank you, and breaking news this morning, two police attack. the officers were killed in separate incidents. 20 minutes apart. they work for different departments. no word at this point on any arrests. but a news conference is underway right now. we're monitoring that and we will bring you new information. >> and right now questions surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found outside of a lawrence apartment complex. >> police know who that is. the eyeopener's doug meehan is in lawrence this morning tracking the >> randy and emily good morning. investigates identifying that woman late last night but

road wrapped up by great plain avenue and highland avenue. heading north, construction cleared on 128 by route 3. so far, we're expecting trains and buses to start on schedule. >> this may have been your experience last night and into this morning. the watch parties, the election results coming in, a college where thousands turned out to watch the returns come in. of course hillary clinton's alma mater. overnight, the reaction there became more emotional as clinton supporters realized happened. [crying] >> i feel so passionate for her. i'm kind of really angry. >> thousands of they would be marking the election of the first female president. we're waiting to hear if voter turnout set a record in the 2016 election. there were indeed long lines at polling locations across the region. massachusetts secretary of state william galvin says we will hit a record if a number of voters pass two million, combined with more than a million early votes cast. the boston police commissioner said it was a peaceful day. >> i want to thank the public. i think e

great plain ave in the needham area. we see backups behind this one. museum way, 128, o'brian jammed up to route 1. this crash, expressway northbound at victory road. do you see you are jammed up behind that point. it was already kind of slow on the expressway to begin with, so this won't be helping matters. route 1 in saugus. another slow spot. you see this traffic crawling between the fells way and main street saugus exit. the pike 33 minutes. the expressway from the split to the pike, you are jammed um there, 24 minutes. 93 from 495 to the leverett connector. jammed up there will take you 45 minutes. sara, over to you. >> sara: following breaking news out of des moines, iowa. a manhunt for at least one person who shot and killed two police officers in an ambush-style attack. daniel miller joins us with the very latest on the search for the gunman. >> reporter: police wrapped up a news conference. the officers shot and killed were from two different police officers. the first officer was shot on patrol around 1:00. the second officer responded to tha

there's another accident on 128 north in needham that we told you about at great plain avenue. we're waiting for that 128. you can see the expressway is jammed from the split right up to columbia road. >>thank you brianna. >>> breaking news from iowa right now a man hunt under way after two police officers were killed in ambush-style attacks happening about 20 minutes apart both in the des moines area within 2 miles. officials just held a news conference. they are working on suspect information right now. we will right now you updates. >>> a driver trapped afte the vehicle rolled onto the guardrail in the median. the victim was taken to the hospital. two left lanes were closed but all are back up. i want to update you. burlington police say a water main break could cause issues all day for people there. crews are working to repair the break in the middle of middlesex turnpike extension at bedford street near exit 26 from route 3 about a and a half from the burlington mall. police are headed to the scene to help with traffic. we've gotten calls from residents waking up with no w

come through and ring us a lot of wins, having on snow and tracks quickly this upata the northern great plains and the speed will limit snow melts on the eastern planes including the denver area. by morning, will be quite mild. the springs, pueblo, trinidad in the warm sector, snow developing in the mountains especially from aspirin towards patchy, dense fog up the northeast plains. morning lows, upper 40s, southeast cora is expected in the mountains of 40s out west. the front range low mild and dry to all mooning for the morning commute. no problems here but heading of announce you run into it with rain, snow mix. tomorrow morning, some areas of fog in the northeast plains, quiet and dry in between. by lunchtime, the snow continues to increase in announcer still dry, a few rain showers for tomorrow as the low racist to the northeast to get the wind, cold and snow only 45 and 70 ahead of the storm syssem in lamarr. as far as a snowfall totals, will see most of announce get the brunt of the storm on the planes,,we'll see maybe an inch or two in a few spots. windy and mild tats, and snow develop

it is now in the great plains. it is bringing snow to places like denver. you have a flight later this afternoon or tomorrow still may be some snow on the ground there. and chilly temperatures. we are feel fantastic in the valley. how about 64 in lichfield park? 66 skyharbor. statewide it is cool in flagstaff. 47 there. 43 in gila bend. today the temperatures will be wonderful. that's why people come to arizona this time of year. there is downtown phoenix in the background. a lot more sunshine than yesterday. we had clouds and thunderstorms rolling around about this time. we'll take it up to for your high. 63 at 6:00 p.m. we'll be in the 50s by 8:00 p.m. what about that thanksgiving forecast? we'll tell you everything you need to know coming up in just a few minutes. >> sounds good. thank you very much. >>> five kids were killed in a school bus crash in tennessee. raising the question why don't those buses have seat belts? >>> dennis rodman was arrested for driving the wrong wrong his lawyer said it is not his fault. later in this newscast we'll give away a

cold air spillg great plains and into the rockies. look at how mild things are out east. it's 76 in memphis, but 59 in st. louis. you can see this is the leading edge of that cool air. it continues to push its way eastward. good for you, detroit. you're killing it today, 72 degrees, 76 in charlotte, and as you might expect, the clash between the two is causing some real weather. we have got showers and thundershowers lined up from central illinois down through missouri and arkansas, but look side of this storm. the snow is flying, and it's coming down at a pretty heavy clip here from the arrowhead of minnesota through the center of the state and then on southwesterly into south dakota, and it's going to be big times, certainly for this evening, and a nice touch of winter for the weekend for the upper midwest. but back here in arizona, the day looks like it's going to be a pretty easy one. here's our next weather changer. it won't get here until perhaps sunday night. so we are set up for a great looking saturday a clouds, but probably an easy sunday as well. so 61 for pres

road work gone by great plain avenue and highland avenue. no issues along the pike. you're in good shape on route 3. no issues on 93 south methuen. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, i'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. >> that was just before 3:00 this morning. breaking overnight, donald trump is the president-elect of the united states. addressing supporters and opponents overnight, he asked for help in bringing the country biggest presidential upsets in history. the stunning victory came after he grabbed wins in states like florida, pennsylvania, ohio, and wisconsin. the president-elect addressed the nation in the early morning hours, as you mentioned. >> a lot to get through this morning. we begin with erika. she's tracking both of the presidential campaigns. >> the election habiter >> donald trump carried states not won by a republican since the 1980s. his election is having a ripple effect on financial markets as investors worry about the future. the new presid

the storm will continue to move eastward into the great plains and northeast in the next few days. we'll check back in with kathy to see when we could see another round coming up. >>> investigators are searching a manure pile on the laramie community college campus in cheyenne looking for the remains of a missing 13-month- old boy. the sheriff's office says three volunteer divers searched a detectives are looking for the body of silas ojeda. sheriff's officials say she searched the pond. the boy friend of the -- they searched the pond. the boyfriend of the little boy's mother is charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. >>> the man who killed 9 people and injuring others will spend the anniversary of the shooting in a state another 90 day mental competency evaluation based on a report from the psychiatric hospital. the shooter has been undergoing treatment since his last court hearing in may. he'll return to court to either be sent for another evaluation or found competent to stand trial. the shooter made more anti- abortion outbursts in court today as he's done

. >> if you go out on the great plains, you have to believe that next year is going to be better.ou cannot survive any other way. we have to get the most out of life. people laugh about the relationship between a person and the land, it is an old-fashioned idea. it is really not. first of all, it helps to know where you are from. frame ofn't have some reference, then if you go to a complicated area like one of the great cities, you don't know what needs to be done. what needs to be done is the simple ordinary processes of the people, the housing they live in, the health care they get, the neighborhoods they live in. the sense of caring about each other, that is what is important. this country was conceived by men who had a dream of human dignity and justice and concern for each other. if we begin now to match our policies with our ideals, then i believe that it is yet possible -- thiswill come to country not simply because we were born here, but because it is the kind of great and good land that you and i wanted to be and together we have made it. that is my hope and reason for se

traveling 128, construction already cleared by great plain ave. on the south end. some more work picking up southbound 128 route 3. so far we're expecting trains and buses to start the morning emily: today massachusetts voters decide on four statewide ballot questions. the eyeopener's doug meehan is in boston with a closer look at what's at stake. doug? doug: hi, emily. good morning. as you mentioned, four different ballot questions being considered by voters as they approach the polls today. millions of dollars being spent on each of them. a lot of that coming from out of state. now, let's break them down for you. let's start with question 2, approvals for either new charter schools or expanded enrollment at existing schools every year. question 3 deals with confining farm animals. a yes vote bans any practice that prevents pigs, calves and hens from laying down, standing up or turning around freely. the one question everybody seems to be talking about is question 4, which will decide if recreational marijuana becomes legal in massachusetts. polls are showing the

states' capitals shares it's name with a native american tribe, who traditionally lived on the great plains well, nebraska's lincoln. named after a president. south dakota is pierre. it's french. illinois is springfield. wyoming, cheyenne. so the cheyenne were indians. so it would have to be "d," wyoming. final answer. >> didn't we just talk about state capitals? >> yes! >> karma, i'm telling you. karma. $7,000. [cheers and applause] all right, bill, $10,000 question. [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ ♪ in 1989, the average american household had 2.62 of them. today, it has 2.54. what are they? >> i am leaning toward... one in particular because it always talked about an average american household has about 2.6 people in them. so... i am gonna go ahead and guess, "b," people. final answer. >> to get to the million you got to take some shots. >> yes. >> this one paid off. >> good. thank you. >> you got it. $10,000. man on a mission right here. i can tell. >> i am. yes. >> well, you're at $10,000. a chance to double it right here with $20,000 on the line. [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ ♪ who gaine

needham, 128 northbound at great plain avenue. route 2 and 3 looking good. 93 starting to see slow and go traffic back to 495. heading into town on route 1, good shape. let's take a look at those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door. 20 minutes on the expressway, braintree to boston. 12 minutes into town on the pike from 128. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, 24 minutes on the "t." we're watching delays on the red lines. back to you, guys. >> sarah: company confusion costing customers, specifically people who are trying to get in touch with garage d so it's kind of a new identity theft. >> sarah: these thieves are posing as legitimate businesses and it could cost you. let's go the hank investigates with the shadow companies. >> hank: don't make a joke about don shore's garage door business having its ups and down, because what's happening right now to the chelmsford business he's owned with his wife teresa for 20 years -- >> it makes me mad. >> we've had to lay employees off because business has fallen. >

. >> if you grow up out on the great plains, you have to live with the philosophy that next year is goingo be better. you can't survive any other way. and maybe that's the way it is with life. you have to be an optimist to really get the most out of life. people laugh about that relationship between a person and the land. say it's an old-fashioned idea. it's really not because first of all a, it gives you a sense of knowing where you're from. if you don't have some frame of reference that's familiar and acceptable to you, it's hard to go into a complicated area like one of the great cities of this country and know what needs to be done. what needs to be done is to deal with the simple ordinary problems of people, the houses they live in, the kind of health care they get, the neighborhoods they live in. so that you really build, again, a sense of caring about each other. that's what's important. >> this country was conceived by men who had a dream of human dignity and justice and concern for each other. and if we begin now to match our policies with our ideals, then i believe it is yet pos

further down tough going from great plain avenue down to braintree. route 1 north is really tough going through saugus this afternoon heavy from route 16 up past is 28 in peabody. well through saugus across the tobin bridge and into downtown boston. not looking good on the pike west leaving town you will be on the brakes from the allston brighton tolls out past the weston state police barracks then again past route 30 then 495. the eastbound side of the pike is moving well from weston tolls to downtown boston. we'll check the drive west from downtown boston to weston tolls. a 22 minute drive and from the weston tolls to 495, 34 minutes. a matt fitzgerald, 7 news. >> anchor: the husband in utah fighting to keep his during child birth. >> anchor: now the internet is helping this first time father once again hear her voice. it's never easy for first time parents raising a newborn. >>> are you hungry? >> reporter: doing it all on your own, even harder. >>> your mama loves you, your grandmas love you. >> reporter: jared decker only knows what it is like to

also picked up overnight road work by great plain avenue. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. >> massachusetts voters coming recreational use of marijuana in the bay state. >> here are the results or question 4. voters approved by 54%. the eye's doug meehan is in boston right now with what this means. doug? >> good morning. approving question four means that massachusetts will be the first east coast state to allow the recreational use of marijuana. here's what it means. possess, use, and transfer marijuana, including edibles. there's a one-ounce limit on possession. adults are allowed to possess up to 10 ounces of pot secured locked up if their home and -- in their home and you can grow up to six pot plants. overnight supporters celebrating the win >> we are on a new path to a superior system. voters in massachusetts should be very proud. >> governor baker releasing a statement last night saying his administration will, quote, work closely with lawmakers, educators and public safety and public health professionals to ensure t

significant parts of the midwest and the great plains under the blizzard and the winter storm warnings. this is alexandria, minnesota that is. not alexandria, v.a. you feel the cold looking at the pictures. i'm so happy we are not going to see the snow. i know we will see cold temperatures but we have no shoveling or any of that headache. steve: when you see the video like that, you realize they are used to that. it the year and what they expect. it's just the beginning for them. i don't know if i'm ready for that. they have the big trucks. goodness. let's talk about what going on around here. mild evil considering the time of year but we have the thanksgiving day parade in siller spring. it will be chilly with the temperatures in the upper 40's to 50 degrees. don't be fooled. you move through the day. look for the clouds to increase. by late afternoon. here is the temperature trend. 67, 68 degrees for a high tomorrow. then the cold front moves on through. middle 40's on saturday. excuse me on sunday and monday. with the wind chill factors eight to ten degrees cooler than that. back in

the kansas city district - which covers the great plains. shows teh value of all land fell more than 6 percent in the third quarter. that's the largest year of year drop since the mid 1980s. cash rents fell 10 percent. farmland values not falling as hard in the midsouth. were not hit as hard.. the st during the third quarter of 2016, compared with a year ago. and ranchland actually grew in value by about one percent. cash rents dipping six percent. and in the chicago district, values fell 3 percent. this marks the fourth straight quarter of declining land prices, which hasn't happened since the mid 1980s. if you've been enjoying the abnormally warm weather this fall, you're not alone. the national oceanic and atmosphereic adminsitration says october marks the third warmest october ever, and the warmest since 1963. the average temp came in at 57 point 7 degrees fahrenheit. that's 3 point 6 degrees above average. when you look at the warm october, we're on track to hit the second warmest year on record. drought is tightening its grip on the mi

seasonably cool and the great northern plains states. we are not talking about normal temperatures by any stretch. temperatures will be at or below freezing. and a little bit of my sea travel and southern parts of new hampshire. good traveling weather for tomorrow morning as well and full sunshine. need the shades. here comes the rain. until the end of the morning commute, that is when it is near 32 degrees. all the way up through concord in the 89 stretch. right at 32. it is all green or yellow. that means green, light to moderate. half an inch in some spots. because the ground is not yet frozen in many parts of new hampshire, any rain we do get is beneficial in terms of putting a dent into the drought. wednesday evening into early thursday morning. is right at seasonable levels. now we get to tuesday, rain moves in but notice that spot icing. we are really going to have to watch the roads, especially from five, 6:00 a.m. to about 10 in the morning. wednesday mostly cloudy. and then the next storm moves in. ends by daybreak try elsewher

we have a great weekend. plain and simple. the weather may be too nice. we are not looking for rain for another week. this is a picture kay sent us. that was our winner. final week of our fall foliage week. we have been asking you to send your pictures to us. kay wins. we will send her a few mementos. we ask you to continue to share your weather images. that is the address. be sure you tell us where you are taking your picture. at matta woman queen -- at mattawoman creek. very soon, the wind will knock the leaves off the trees and it will be winter before you know it. here is the affair. it is still very nice. lower 60's in most areas. crisp and clear conditions tonight. the overnight outlook, 35 degrees tomorrow morning. light wind, our forecast over the weekend is short and sweet. low to mid 60's. i am probably getting on your nerves with these reminders, turn your clocks back. best qualities. turn the clock back. it is a good reminder to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. you notice an hour earlier sunrise and a

same along 128 over by great plain ave. and highland ave. no problems to report. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. antoinette: breaking overnight, new details in a deadly crash on 128 south in waltham. stat hit by several vehicles while walking in one of the southbound lanes. that accident late last night forcing three lanes of traffic to be shut down for some time. the name of the victim has not been released and no indication as to why that person was walking on the highway. right now, construction crews are getting ready for a major project that will have a serious impact on thousands of drivers. randy: and the eye's antoinette antonio is in needham this morning with the changes this is the stretch that could see major traffic backups starting tonight and really all through this weekend. this is why. crews are tearing down what's left of the old highland avenue bridge, basically the area that's right over 128. to give you an idea, about 5,000 drivers travel through this stretch of 128 in needham every hour on the weekends. take a closer look at

like they can come through, they can't and get stuck and ride up over the ridge and down into the great plains so that kind of gets it out of our hair if you will. so there is this system that we are tracking. it will stay to the north of us. as it does we can expect temperatures to warm. it is going to warm tomorrow by a few degrees. looking at perhaps highs in the 70s to mid-70s to even some low 80s. clouds out there right now. and the temperatures out there are still 70s. it is dark out. 70 in napa and 69 in con card. five degrees warmer than last night at this time. sun is setting and beautiful sunset and i hoped you had a chance to see it. high clouds and they will remain. the high pressure stays and the whole week will be marked by just kind of gradual warming up to thursday when highs could easily reach to the upper 70s and low 80s. so here is tomorrow morning. we talked about this. the fog that goes to the coast. west wind. yellows and 70s and orange dots. those are the 80s. so i think it will be just a nice week. no rain. dry and 73 in fairfield and 75 in napa and forecast highs for s

of the 50000 from the great plains of 1800s, fewer than a thousand remained, just 2% of their originalnge. in 1975, they were listed as a threatened species. my dad died in 1986, at ainge and 90, ranching to the very end , but before he died one of the last things he said to me was that he felt he had a big part of why the grizzly bear had declined and that was one of the biggest regrets of his life. he wanted me to promise him that the big bear would always have a home on this ranch. so, carl honor that heritage by becoming part of this unlikely posse that first brought back in an effort to drill for oil and gas in bob marshall wilderness and then protected several hundred thousand acres of these magnificent epic private ranches in conservation easements including karl's ranch karel nel sees grizzlies all the time. in early 2003, when air survey over his land spotted 15 adults and in 2014, he had half a dozen that would tip the scale at a thousand pounds. remarkably, the bears don't touch his cattle. that 1959 depredation was the last on his land. bears were killing calves because thi

and he did much of the early expeditions into the great planes and his books -- great plains and his books were used by many guides and there are a number of animals named after him. he was a giant of a man and well-respected in the army. in indian territory in wisconsin with his wife who was very adventurous when nelly was born. one of her first mayonnaise was onendian squaw who can -- nannniesirst was an indian squaw who carried her in a papoose. susan: unlike the previous couple, mcclellan had a real thing for her -- for his future wife but she did not return that. think that it was that she was a beautiful young woman. she had eight offers of marriage including two from mcclellan before she took his but she hill whogot engaged to later became a famous confederate general. but her parents did not like hill because he was a line officer. and so she would not have the life that they wanted her to have. it would be a hard life. i do think her life was probably more trying than it may seem on the surface. i do think that there was this sense of ambivalence. by the time she finally mar

great lakes. near record temperatures in the plains. looking ahead toward friday, we have, again, a beautiful day from the great lakes, right on into the plain states. that front moves into the northeast. gorgeous weather along the gulf coast into the southeastern >> don't forget, get that weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> director peter burg has brought some harrowing stories to the big screen, talking about you can catch his latest project on the small screen just in time for veterans day. new history channel series called "the war fighters." peter, great to see you. talk to me about the idea behind this. because this is different from what you've done. >> well, i have done shows in the military space and i am a big fan and a supporter of our military. this show gave us an opportunity to go very deep in to the personal lives and into the tactical lives of the men and women of our special operations. >> i think story unfold, a true story, and we've all thought, what

a couple of accidents on the map >> the first one that picked up 128 going northbound after great plain ave in the needham area. not seeing delays after that one left. 128 coming from the north

great lakes. sunshine through the gulf coast. unseasonably mild through the plains. from northern california into the pacific northwest. look for wet weather. looking ahead towards saturday. got a cooldown in the northeast new england. great lakes looking gorgeous. sunshine. unseasonably warm. beautiful weather in the southwest into southern california. sunday, sunday, a big football day. we've got lots of sunshine in the northeast. some showers along the mid atlantic coast. heavy rain moves into the pacific northwest and the sunny skies continue again down through the southwest and into >> and that is your latest weather. >>> all right, mr. roker. thank you very much. fresh off covering another historic election, tom perspective. we should mention, he's also celebrating a milestone. 50 years here at nbc. and tom plans to donate all his papers and memorabilia to the library at the university of iowa. that is a cool thing, tom. good morning. nice to see you. >> especially gen t fact that i spent one year there and i had a double major. beer and coeds. [ laughter ]. >>

great lakes. near record temperatures in the plains. looking ahead toward friday, we have, again, a beautiful day from the great lakes, right on into the plain states. wet side, windy and cooler as that front moves into the northeast. gorgeous weather along the gulf coast into thehhough we may have a few more clouds tomorrow, but the won't last long and will likely be fairly high. highs will be in the 60s and 70s today over the region, but cool down after that front tracks through tomorrow.... really getting us back to more normal levels for a couple of days. today, though will be well above normal with highs in the low to mid 60s with southwest winds gusting to 25 mph. clear tonight with lows n winds turn to the north.. they won't be as strong as today, but may still be a bit gusty with highs for veterans day back near normal... in >> don't forget, get that weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> director peter burg has brought some harrowing stories to the big screen, tal

great lakes. near record temperatures in the plains. looking ahead toward friday, we have, again, a beautiful day from the great lakes, right on wet side, windy and cooler as that front moves into the northeast. gorgeous weather along the gulf >> wren: plenty of sunshine this morning. we'll keep it that way as we head in through thursday's forecast. a mix of sun and clouds, but still leaning toward the sunny side of things. temperatures this morning, were doesn't right chilly for some of us. we saw light wind further inland as well as clear skies. 20 degrees as the morning low in bedford. 26 in ora our seasonable lows. in the upper 30s and low 40s. as we head in to the rest of your day, plenty of sunshine again. temperatures seasonabl >> don't forget, get that weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> director peter burg has brought some harrowing stories to the big screen, talking about horizon." you can catch his latest project on the small screen just in time for veterans

plains into the upper great lakes. near 80 in phoenix today. not much weather happening coast to coast. there is some wet weather on the west coast. and these two areas of low pressure contributing to our dampness today. it's kind of a damp day as reported by many of our weather watchers. most part the light rain is north of the mass. pike. not much to the south. can't rule it out completely there would be a shower down here, but it looks like a little bit of wet weather today, not a huge meant but staying gloomy much of the day and into tonight and tomorrow as well. tomorrow we get an area of rain coming up over southeastern southeastern massachusetts -- coming up over southeastern massachusetts. this will evolve into a big ocean storm but sea. we have high temperatures today upper 40s to lower 50s, from boston south low upper 30s to about 40 to 42 degrees, not terribly development temperatures tomorrow down a times a day a couple of degrees from -- not terribly warm temperatures. we'll have rain tomorrow morning into

great lakes. near record temperatures in the plains. a beautiful day from the great lakes, right on into the plain states. pacific northwest, little on the wet side, windy and cooler as that front moves into the northeast. gorgeous weather along the gulf coast i >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly morning, but we've got sunshine, so it's going to be a fast warm-up during the day. near 60 in philadelphia, and with sunshine, it will feel like it's in the low 60s this afternoon. beautiful sunny skies in the suburbs. 57, the high temperature. in new jersey, 58 degrees. even at the shore, temperatures in the upper 50s today. and look at that sunshine. and bright sunshine for the lehigh valley and delaware, too, dry and just enough breeze to keep us clear during the day. have a great day. >> don't forget, get that that weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> director peter burg has brought some harrowing stories to the big screen, talking about "lone surviv

great lakes. near record temperatures in the plains. ain, a beautiful day from the great lakes, right on into the plain states. pacific northwest, little on the wet side, windy and cooler as that front moves into the northeast. gorgeous weather along the gulf coast into the >>> and we're seeing hazy sunshine, 59 degrees in san jose. average high is 66 this time of year, but today expecting close to 80 around downtown san jose. low 80s south of downtown. upper 70s and low 80s around the tri-valley and mid-70s across the bay over near oakland. tomorrow more, more clouds, a little bit of cooling, and the chance of a few light showers friday night into saturday. partly cloudy by mid-day saturday, dry sunday, and a chance of rain and much cooler temperatures by tuesday and wednesday next week. >> don't forget, get that weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. >>> director peter burg has brought some harrowing stories to the big screen, talking about "lone survivor" and "deepwater hor

plains. very mild out west. gusty winds along that front in the great lakes. sunshine in the mid-atlantic states and gulf coast. mo miles weather continues through the plains. windy, wet weather in northern new england. rain moves into the pacific northwest and northern california. >>> we will continue to see the temperatures arrive behind the average. it should be a cooler day tomorrow at 78 here 79 on saturday with a small rain chance. >> and that is your latest weather. somebody's making bacon. that's for the 10:00 hour. >>> up next, prepare to be amazed. country stars lone star have a special song to honor our veterans. they are going eyes open? good. because it's here. cue the confetti. say hi to xiidra, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution. xiidra is the first prescription eye drop solution approved to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye. so give your eye doctor a ring, and your eyes just might thank you. one drop in each eye, twice a day. the most common side effects of xiidra and an unusual taste sensation. to help avoid eye injury or contamination of th

great. east on the plains, we have strong gusts going on now. over 25 to 35 miles per hour. that's keeping temperatures in the 40s and 50s on the east side of town.

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morning.ow right now, it is the reason the coyotes winter warnings and advisories across western great lakes, the plains states and rocky mountains some will get more than 6 inches, and way ove in some spots. some project wisconsin and with more than 1 foot. i think we will have record-breaking was tomorrow before wve the extreme cold mov over the great lakes and used low 70s , followed by mid- 40s saturday and lake effect snow fall. this is happening within about 24 hours. on thursday could be a few morning snow showerss thanksgiving. and sunshine mid- 40s. lebron james proved again last night how valuable he is in ohi banded together to fight the bi ten. >> for the latest joined by joh telich. last three times the cavaliers played against the pacers on the indian home court lebron james is wearingin anyth but wine and gold, some taken the superstar to task for sitting out the live gaming of the year i would suggest that you get used to this stop no disrespect to the pacers their fans, the cavaliers are doing what they can to keep the ebron james fresh for when his most important minutes will be used i

on through the south the mid-atlantic states, snow in the pacific northwest, also western plains, western great western plains, western great lakes, high surf advisories in g for everyone to gather around. and you know what else i'm thinking? lights! some help. got it! and the ornaments might take a little bit more time. but we're gonna get it just right. what do you think bullseye? [ bark ] ok, let's do this! what do ya think? it's like you... it's like you read my mind! ? ? >> wren: well, through the morning hours we could see some spotty light showers by mid-to-late morning and into your lunch hour. pretty similar situation. as we head into the mid-to-late afternoon, we're looking at widespread rain showers, and that continues really through the overnight hours. that's going to be a soaker of a system again. temperature-wise, mild, if not a littleit 50s with patchy fog again tonight, through tomorrow morning, our lows not much lower than our highs, and rain wrapping up early tomorrow morning by 8:00, >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> coming up, more twists in that mysterious abduction

that will cool highs across the plains. ...... a great day for hiking in the mountains but jackets or long sleeves will be a good idea. ................. winds will be lighter along the normal near 80 degrees. back to you!/// ((demetria obilor)) back to you!/// airport connector will close down overnight. use alternates. there are restrictions up on lee canyon road right now for the ragnar race. they will last through 4pm. traffic will be detoured onto kyle canyon and deer creek. we're continuing to monitor the situation over at the paris hotel.. after a black out caused thousands to evacuate. ((kirsten joyce)) >> we'll have a live report outside of the hotel.. with the very latest... coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news narrator: the target... seniors. danny tarkanian set up thirteen vulnerable seniors... fronts for telemarketing schemes. seniors lost millions from the scams danny tarkanian helped set up. jacky rosen has always led with integrity. in congress, jacky rosen will protect seniors and strengthen social security

great. east on the plains, we have strong gusts going on now. over 25 to 35 miles per hour. that's keeping temperatures in the 40s and 50s on the east side of town. we have seen light showers and a couple of random lightning strikes in the higher rain north of steam boat springs this morning. one or two brief lightning strikes as well. for us during the day, we'll see showers developing in the northern and central mountains. during the evening tonight, very light rain possible in a few select locations here over the front range. i mean, extremely light. it's not going toy change your out -- going to change your outlook on moisture temperatures 60s to near 70 degrees. windiest conditions along and east of i-25 during the morning. they should slack off a built during the late afternoon and this evening as well. >>> thank you marty. we did have a problem across the eastern plains. windier conditions are expected. that across i-70 near strasbourg. highway reopened. both have traffic getting through. volume has not impacted anyone the southeast. out here, dtc and i-25, speeds are

travel will be dicey across parts of the western great lakes and the plains thanks to the lows tonight 24. becoming cloudy. the showers approaching tomorrow amp and tomorrow night. mid 40s on wednesday with a chilly rain in place, dry thanksgiving day. spotty sprinkle or flurry. >> a school is hit by a rocket in aleppo. >> ten people were killed in the attack, including dozens of people were hurt as well. the students were treated at a hospital after the blast. syrian officials say it was a rebel rocket that hit the school. this country has been locked in a civil war for years and aleppo has been under siege. the syrian government led attacks at four hospitals and cutting off medical care to hundreds of thousands there. consider killed when a train derailed in india. 150 passengers were hurt. the train derailed sunday morning in northern india. officials say there could be 70 people trapped inside of the train. >> police in sweden are investigating after a car fire and explosion. witnesses reported hearing blasts and bangs and found with a gunshot wound near the scene. the police say t

the system that went through that dependent do a lot is moving off under the great basin and the plains it will be a big weather maker for them after very dry november as well. good news all the way around. we're dry. we stay dry through tomorrow. that's thursday and fry but it switches around. we're looking at coastal follow. -- coastal fog. there it is in the north bay. that's in effect until 8:00 a.m. and you know that's not that big of a deal. it is a frost advisory get a bunch of these this year. it gives yous indication. it is cold. and it is getting that time of year. right. we're moving along it is hard to realize the middle of november. >>> mid-60s as you go north. a freeze warning and tomorrow a lot like warmer. >>> still to come here. parts of the bay area a there was not an earthquake. >> and up next. miss industry solved. what it was. >> the warriors back in action north of the boarder. we have the action later in sports. >>> plus raising the bar. a look at what makes the company so efficient. sickness and health. test test test test test test health care. e just it's life

great weather leading up to thanks giving. we'll show you the radar picture. storm winding down, moving out. good moisture on eastern plains which is great news. with clearing skies coming in, a cold the normal is 49er 22. modern air quality. the air quality will get worse than today because we'll have one have an aversion and light winds. you want to take it easy on the wood burning if you can. pressure n the rise, north winds and would show it 30. that's within the gauge today. the ooio valley, lower mississippi valley a new storm coming in on the west coast will impact our mountains on the executive. 23 in fort collins, wyman, tenant leadville in the 20s expected in the mounds. tomorrow starts with a few high clouds. most of the day dry and quite. you notice moiiture coming in from the northwest. that's a minor storm moving into the arms of things getting day. partly cloudy skies expected thursday on the planes. warmer tomorrow, the two in denver, 50 greeley, akron, lyon, fort collins. front range numbers looking like elevations. metro area, good-looking day if you are traveling, no weather worries with low 50s under a

plains. very mild out west. gusty winds along that front in the great lakes. sunshine in the mid-atlantic states and gulf coast. tomorrow the sunshine continues along the eastern seaboard. miles weather continues through the windy, wet weather in northern new england. rain moves into the pacific >> wren: plenty of sunshine this morning. we'll keep it >> plenty of sunshine this morning, and we'll keep it that way as we move to your forecast, moving to the sunny side of things. just a couple of additional clouds by the afternoon. temperatures, chilly for some of the us, light winds inland, 26 here in boston, and we were the 30s and 40s. as we head to the rest of the day, plenty of sunshine, and seasonal in the low to mid 50s. >> and that is your latest weather. somebody's making bacon. that's for the 10:00 hour. >>> up next, prepare to be amazed. country stars lone star have a special song to honor our veterans. they are going ? eyes open? good. say hi to xiidra, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution. xiidra is the first prescription eye drop solution approved to trea