. >> host: kelly, cottage grove oregon please go ahead with your question or comment for our author,rajiv chandrasekeran. >> caller: hello. i just want to say thank you. i've been wondering about, for a long time, it's like are just talking yesterday with someone, if we took all the money that we've been spending on the war and just help the people. of course, on one person's ideaf help is different. build nice houses, excellent -- the whole nine yards. probably would've come out saving a lot of money. but apparently that's not what they wanted. i just want to say thank you. you've answered a lot of questions in the back of my head you don't read about in the local media. >> guest: thank you for your comment. you know, i sort of joke with friends that at times, you know, had we just flown a bunch of our military cargo planes over the country and pushed out six powerless build with dollar bills we might have done more good than the billions of dollars that were spent through contractors, contractors who hired expensive security guards and only a fraction of the acts we got to the afgh

oregon. that is the system moving our way that is going to bring an end to these 40 degree temperatures at downers grover thirties today and some '20s as you can see right now. temperatures are not going to drop much lower but they have had some pretty good snow out west, over a foot in places like montana and idaho so that is the beginning of the weather system we are getting some rain and some light snow returns here is what happens in the short term, lots of clouds tonight and tomorrow morning. you will see these little snow elements coming across the area they are very light. we might get a dusting of snow particularly in the northern suburbs. you can see that weather system tomorrow or tomorrow night but here is the main event, an onshore now coming in on shore now. as we extend into tomorrow night's the winter storm watches have been issued. a big buckle will develop in the jet stream right here and this is a plunge of much colder air. here is how that will look on the weather maps. a system comes across tomorrow. you will see the model begin developing rain and heavy snow band it will ride up jus