well, we have been talking about greenland block. this is greenland.re is warm air blowing from the atlantic oag westward and warmer in hudson bay and greenland than it is in chicago. see this blue area right here. this warm air running over the top of it kind of traps this cool air here in effect there is a big 1069-milibar high that's off the charts up here in greenland. that's warm air dome. i saw ship out in the atlantic that had 60 degree temperatures yesterday while we peaked at 25. actually warmer north than here. and this weird, weird set up. sets up a jet stream pattern along the cold pool that's right in this area and see how the jet kind of arcs around it and then blows westward. brings warm air off the atlantic and traps cold air here. so that's a peculiar situation but that's the kind of thing we dealt with in the last couple of winters mp when you hear us talk about a greenland block, what's going on temperature are 29 northside learning center. hickory hills 30 and naperville at 27 degrees. and it's good-bye this system and hello the nex

we've got that big ridge right over greenland. we call that a greenland block. so the whole pattern is basically congested, that means the cold air has a hard time getting out of here. because of that, the numbers are really going to suffer. plus, there's a lot of wind. so windchill values are really going to make things brutal. monday highs, d.c. barely out of the 30ss, in atlanta, way below average for the middle of january, even colder if you can believe it on tuesday. 10, 15, 20, even 25 degrees below average. again, wind will be a huge, huge issue. a little bit better once we get into wednesday and then almost no wind toward the latter part of the week and the temperatures will bump up a bit. two to three really rough days, maybe good indoor weather, then you're back to it. >> adam berg from the weather channel, thanks. >>> as the country's unemployment rate rose to 9.8% last month, it brought into focus one of the unfortunate realities facing the long-term unemployed, the longer they're out of work the harder it may be for them to find a job. here's more o

and we'll shoal you the greenland block. there were temperatures in greenland at 60 degrees.owing into canada where they're 30 degrees above normal yet the cold air parts over our area. we'll show you how that works in a bit. >> thank you. >>> put on our hard hats, we'll take you to the new children's hospital under construction in chicago. it's a place with some new ideas. >>> and time magazine reveals its person of the year. whether it's the night before, or bright and early the next morning, they're always one of the first gifts opened, and the first ones on. because they're not just pj's, they're christmas pj's. it's one of those traditions...that keeps the whole family smiling, year after year. live your christmas story at a kmart price - with 50% off sleepwear for the entire family. a tradition this good could last all day long. there's smart and there's kmart smart. [ crunching ] [ male announcer ] the closer the wheels are to the front and back of the vehicle, the bigger and steeper the obstacle it can go over. [ crunching ] guess where we put the wheels on the jeep g

heavy rains from a tropical cyclone have left vast tracts of greenland -- of queensland underwater. water levels should rise further in the coming days. >> water as far as the eye can see. large parts of the state queensland look like a huge lake. settlements have been evacuated, with many residents lifted out by helicopter. no one can say how long they will have to live in emergency accommodations. >> today's flood waters are likely to remain high for a long time. in some cases, that might be measured by weeks rather than days. >> the flooding will also affect the economy. the australian prime minister promised immediate help. >> we will not know until floodwaters receded the total amount of damage done. but what this does mean is that the queensland and federal governments will work together in those areas in partnership with the rebuilding of critical infrastructure. >> early assessment suggests the floods have cost over a billion euros of damage. farmers are especially badly affected. the irony is many had failed harvests because of drought. >> australia may have too much water,

so-called bric nations cement relations nuclear power trade and investment were just some of their greenland sealed. also prime minister putin meets with both fine representatives and was there help to eliminate extremism following recent violence after a party talks moscow final was killed by rival. poland rejects moscow is reported to the april plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others but aviation experts say the russian probe was open for a minute while the nato leaders rather because the former prime minister of the country claims the wrong body was buried. up next also his debate cross-talk and today people have asked his guest if self proclaimed independent kosovo poses a threat to its neighbors after recent allegations of organized crime made by the against the country. will. remain the latest sign.

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i will show you, this interesting graphic on how this greenland block works.arming in the arctic latitudes that pushes cold air down here and keeps it in place. >> help us understand. thanks. >>> here is our trivia question today. how many letters are in the hawaiian alfaabout the. did you know -- alphabet? ten? 12 or 15? the answer still ahead on the wgn midday news. [ crunching ] [ male announcer ] the closer the wheels are to the front and back of the vehicle, the bigger and steeper the obstacle it can go over. [ crunching ] guess where we put the wheels on the jeep grand cherokee. ♪ visit jeep at youtube.com. thank you for calling usa pmy name peggy. peggy, yes, i'd like to redeem my reward points for a gift card. tell points please? 250,000. calculating... ooh! answer: five fifty! 550 bucks?! 5 dollar, 50 cents. minus redeeming charge. leaving 50 cents. say what? happy time! what kind of program is this? want better rewards? switch to discover. america's number 1 cash rewards program. it pays to discover. >>> after surveying the damage to the roof of the

heavy rains from a tropical cyclone have left vast tracts of greenland -- of queensland underwater. water levels should rise further in the coming days. >> water as far as the eye can see. large parts of the state of queensland look like a huge lake. settlements have been evacuated, with many residents lifted out by helicopter. no one can say how long they will have to live in emergency accommodations. >> today's flood waters are likely to remain high for a long time. in some cases, that might be measured by weeks rather than days. >> the flooding will also affect the economy. the australian prime minister promised immediate help. >> we will not know until floodwaters receded the total amount of damage done. but what this does mean is that the queensland and federal governments will work together in those areas in partnership with the rebuilding of critical infrastructure. >> early assessment suggests the floods have cost over a billion euros of damage. farmers are especially badly affected. the irony is many had failed harvests because of drought. >> australia may have too much wat

. >> greenland block. keep saying that. that's what has this whole hemisphere.he arctic attitudes pushing cold air to the mid latitude and is won't let it move. keeping the storm track down here and it's pretty hectic. see you later guys. >> what's for breakfast? you may want to let your kids decide and their choice may surprise you. >>> an out of control car slamming into a cop and another man. they both lived to tell the story. >> oh, my god. with the capital one venture card we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! dinner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! i want a maze, a sword, a... oww! [ male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one and earn double miles on every purchase, every day. go to capitalone.com. i wonder what it could be?! what's in your wallet? leftover desserts, boardroom, now. and hurry before the interns get here. thanks but i already have some yummy black

so winter is hitting hard and it's all related to this block up around greenland.it's forcing cold air down into our area. you saw the clouds there. we had the first measurable snow of the season at midway airport and o'hare thasm from frank and phil rider, cooperative observer for the weather service reports .3 of an inch in mundelein. and this is about when it happened last year. happened about december 4 last year. yesterday's first flurries were 37 days later than the first flurries hit last winter. hereth the windchill as the cold air rushes in over the growing snow pack in north america. 34% of the country under snow right now. schaumburg feels like 8 there. nine at de kalb. hammond at 13. naperville at 10. air temperatures in the low 20s. it's 24 at o'hare. thils the first day since february. the temperature hasn't made 30 in chicago. 24 at midway airport. and schaumburg at 20 right now and the mchenry at 23. it's cold across the board. and we have good wind gusts adding to the chills. yao can see. here is a look at the wind gusts across the metro area. take

i hope that you'll include in that the time that you were stranded on the shore of the fjord in greenland waiting for the inyou wit fishermen to come rescue you. >> i can certainly -- yes, i can -- >> you can tell that quickly. [applause] waiting for the inuit fishermen >> thank you, barbara, very much indeed, and it is wonderful to be back here although tinged with sadness. all of you know, of course, about carlo's passing, and i'm really sorry. all of the writers that come here revered this extraordinary couple of women who created this store, and we miss her terribly. so i'm sorry, i'm very sorry, indeed. [applause] about five or six years ago, i was driving in chile. the story begins, really, in the pacific ocean. and i was driving on the road in southern chile to the national park, and i dare say one or two of you, maybe more, have been there. it's a fairly rough gravel road with very few habitations along it, and it's not a very pleasant road to drive on. and it was certainly late in the evening, and there was a furious rainstorm. it was just the most appallingly dreadful night. and

you can see greenland there. iceland there. denmark. all of these places will be gotten to. our boards and we'll show you what is going on this morning. we have a secret interview with santa coming up. here's what the big map looks like. ice and snow comes anywhere from virginia all the way back into tennessee. also, kentucky this morning. northern georgia is still getting out of those icy temperatures. a lot of the deep south will go to rain. but this morning, those road surfaces, if you see them look wet, they might be icy. central virginia will pick up a good hit of snow here. a few inches in chicagoland, all the way up toward the dakotas there. there's a brand-new wet system that moves into central california. it is drying out in the northwest, ever so slightly. about 33 in spokane. that's all good news. in florida, temperatures are on the rise >> okay. so maybe it's not such a secret that santa hangs out at macy's for awhile before the holiday. 250,000 kids like these see him every year. how can you make a difference and give kids a good christmas? we're going to talk a

a lot of people hear greenland and don't know what's there. what's there and what inspired there?ere hopefully to write about what we saw and it was just amazing people can live there. we saw the thorn lights, icebergs the size of buildings. it was very humbling, very -- very exciting to see such a different landscape. >> how you could not be inspired. great to have you with uls. you finish off with one of your classics. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ,,,,,,,, save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. headlines... >>> it's 8:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm juliette goodrich. today people concerned about pg&e's smartmeters wi

you can see greenland there. iceland there. denmark. all of these places will be gotten to.n this morning. we have a secret interview with santa coming up. here's what the big map looks like. ice and snow comes anywhere from virginia all the way back into tennessee. also, kentucky this morning. northern georgia is still getting out the icy temperatures. a lot of the deep south will go to rain. but this morning, those road surfaces, if you see them look wet, they might be icy. central virginia will pick up a good hit of snow here. a few inches in chicagoland, all the way up toward the dakotas there. there's a brand-new wet system that moves into central california. it is drying out in the northwest, ever so slightly. about 33 in spokane. >>> cloudy skies overhead right now. the leading edge of this snow is starting to move into charlottesville. it will book -- it will be at least 11:00 before it gets to the immediate metro area. we will have often on snow showers in between rush hours with high temperatures only in the upper 20's. it will be only one-2 inches locally. okay. s

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