the storm stretches from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast and in the next 24 hours it is heading right for the north east we are following it all for you tonight, and we begin with priscilla thompson in mississippi. >> can you see it right there? >> reporter: tonight severe storms battering the south. this tornado on the ground near nashville leaving homes destroyed and people trapped. an observed tornado on the ground in clarksville, tennessee. this massive funnel looming over these houses throughout this neighborhood, the air filled with debris as tonight rescue efforts are under way to free people trapped in destroyed homes. >> there are some people that are injured. their houses have been hit. >> reporter: moments before another twister ripping through the town of rutherford were you all scared? >> well, definitely everyone around me was freaking out >> reporter: ethan captured these images and was shocked by the devastation. >> a fire station had been destroyed there was metal everywhere >> reporter: this is all that's left of the fire station emergency vehicle

it's along the gulf coast into the lower mississippi valley, the tennessee valley into portions of the ohio valley, as we go throughout the day and eventually into the north and mid atlantic we are looking at a soggy friday we are concerned about heavy rainfall we're seeing heavy rainfall right now, where you see the brighter colors. could see strong storms along the gulf coast, mobile to panama city and new orleans we could see a chance of a few tornados and winds gusting up t60 miles per hour where you see the brighter colors, the reds, the oranges, the yellows, that's wherng to aid in sparking storms as we go throughout this friday and that's yourfriday's forecas. >>> he can't go for that a courtroom showdown showing why daryl hall sued john oates >>> how tiktok avoided a ban in sky country. a ban in sky country. i'm trying! this cheap stuff is too thin! here's charmin ultra strong! ahhh! my bottom's been saved! woohoo! with its diamond weave texture, charmin ultra strong cleans better with fewer sheets and less effort. what's everybody waiting for? this? we all go, why not enjoy th

in terms of the rainfall, we're looking a lot again along the gulf coast where you see the darker colors is where we're expecting the most as you go into the northeast, mid atlantic, it gets to be less we will see rain, we just won't see a lot of rain as we go into saturday we'll see more on sunday all that rain in the south in the gulf coast, we're going to see a flash flood risk we could see local lietzed ft, the panhandle of florida, we're looking at a chance for showers and storms that's your friday forecast. >>> okay, michelle, thank you. up next, nbc news is investigating a silent ka silen inkiller inside some airbnbs. some airbn. ! i'm trying! this cheap stuff is too thin! here's charmin ultra strong! ahhh! my bottom's been saved! woohoo! with its diamond weave texture, charmin ultra strong cleans better with fewer sheets and less effort. what's everybody waiting for? this? we all go, why not enjoy the go with charmin. and for a shower-fresh clean feeling try charmin flushable wipes! i got this $1,000 camera for only $41 on dealdash. dealdash.com, online auctions since 2009. this

very wet from the gulf coast up to the great lakes. and that snowstorm is winding down on the plains. looks good in the northeast though. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin coscaron. ship stranded in the north sea. >> also ahead, deliveries delayed. ikea the latest company to sound the alarm about shipping problems overseas and actor vin diesel is sued. >> accused of brandy this morning on gma. >> we're back with deliveries being delayed. ikea is the latest company raising concern about tensions in the middle east attacks on ships in the red sea by rebels protesting israel's war in gaza are forcing cargo ships to reroute around the southern tip of africa, adding up to four weeks to their journeys from asia and dramatically raising ocean freight prices. the us and 19 other countries have now formed a naval patrol coalition to protect ships, but arab nations have not joined the group. >> hundreds of people have been stranded on a cruise ship in northern europe. the ship is based in norway. it lost power during a powerful storm off the c

meanwhile, it's the wet roads that you'll have to deal with across the gulf coast into the great lakes the midwest, and maybe even a little snow as we gear up for christmas day across parts of the plains. it will mostly be rain, though, that we'll have to deal with from the great lakes to the gulf coast and even into portions of the southeast. but the west looks great for christmas day. low 40s across parts of arizona, and denver will hit 36 degrees with plenty of sunshine. jose, back over to you. >> angie, thanks, thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> next, a rare mass shooting in europe. new details this morning about the attack in prague that left at least 14 dead. >>> plus, we'll speak to a senior adviser to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, r how israel believes the war is going as it faces growing pressure to establish a cease fire. cease fire israel believes the war is g as it faces growing pressure to establish a cease fire. is going as it faces growing pressure to establish a cease fire (husband) yoohoo, surprise! (son) dad? (husband) ♪ hey there family! while you're sho

we are nowhere near a snowstorm from chicago all the way down to the gulf coast. temps are way above normal. i saw computers printing out 30 degrees above normal. >>> as we work our way into the beginning of christmas eve, there will be snow from indianapolis back down into parts of nebraska and kansas, but the rainfall is what we're going to be seeing from the great lakes all the way to the gulf coast and even into florida. there may even be some heavy enough rain to cause some flooding. notice some spots around houston, especially west of houston that could pick up 6 inches of rain in the next 48 hours. that can cause especially some problems there in the underpasses around houston, but it's going to be a snow event. anybody into apartments of kansas and the ski country, that will be good news for anyone in ski country at this point. going west on i-70 is going to be probably just fine. they'll take care of that roadway because they know so many people are going in that direction going up the hill as we call it. as we work our way into sunday, there's the rainfa

the big story is how much rainfall is going to come down from oklahoma all the way down to the gulf coastme spots will pick up 4 to 6 inches of rain, especially around houston, where you're very close to that gulf of mexico that will give you that additional moisture, that additional rainfall here. so, yes, it will snow to the west and also with the higher elevations, but most of this storm this week in through the weekend of next week is going to be a warm rain. we're not going to get now down below freezing in most of the east coast for the next few days. there's the snow into parts of the dakotas, all the way down towards kansas, but that's later in the day, even on tuesday, most of this will all be wet and not white. very few of us having a white christmas this year. airports on your sunday will do fairly well. maybe a slow down or two through new orleans, just because of the heavy rainfall there, but not that many flights in and out. and look at your christmas day, temperatures are in the 50s, even in chicago and st. louis and all the way down to the gulf coast. >> chad myers. >>> st

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a flood risk around the gulf coast states as well. for christmas, we're looking at temperatures really warm in some parents of the country. the big story will be the precipitation falling on christmas day. we are looking at some snow in portions of the northern plains, the southern plains, and also looking towards the east, some rain from the >>> good saturday morning at 5:18. starting off chilly in the north bay. upper 30s. also fog lingering through napa. 38 degrees. we'll get 42 to start the day in concord and 47 down here in san jose. if you notice, though, to the right of your screen. the dense fog heating up through the central valley. be careful if you have plans to travel down south or up into the mountain later today. throughout the day sticking with sunshine for >>> that's your saturday forecast. it's busy, guys. >>> yeah. >> thank you. >>> still to come, a harrowing rescue caught on camera. liz was there to see it. >> hi. this was really amazing to witness. coming up, i'll show you the intense work to free a man who told au

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we'll keep showers from the forecast here midwest down to the gulf coast as we get into sunday. you go, sam, there's your christmas day forecast with rain on the table. not a white christmas from the great lakes to the gulf coast, but little rain and warm temperatures, who's complaining? >> i mean mid-50s on christmas i guess you shouldn't complain but it's weird. i remember it would snow almost on thanksgiving. this is just odd stuff. >> me too. different stuff these days. >> angie lassman thank you so much for the weird forecast but i appreciate it. >>> still ahead congress may have already left town for the winter holidays, but senate negotiators say they'll continue talks on a border deal through the pbreak. we'll explain that just ahead on "way too early." t ahead on "way too early." ugh, day or night. mucinex dm. it's comeback season. (sniffing) i know my old spice long-lasting scents anywhere. that's me, mr. cole. oh... (sniffing) mmm! let's talk about a raise. ( ♪♪ ) nexium 24hr prevents heartburn acid for twice as long as pepcid. get all-day and all-night heartburn acid

east and see the rocky rockies diminish as far as the rain rand snow and then tomorrow from the gulf coast to the central plains, showers and thunderstorms. meanwhile in 234florida, we've already got some flood alerts up and we've got plenty of rain on the way for folks there. the stationary front is what prompted those alerts today. most of that will start to work its way up into the southeast. we'll deal with heavy rain and tential fopoe clouds and rain an tap across texas el paso ends up into the low 60s and plenty of sunshine in phoenix. and that's a look at your forecast, guys, back to you. >>> coming up, it might have been a warriors' last fight. >>> california cracks down on retail thieves at the height of the holiday shopping season. of the holiday shopping season. whitening toothpaste can only do so much. there's toothpaste white, and there's crest 3d whitestrips white. so much whiter! crest. - bye, bye cough. - later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and a

more heavy rain developing down through the gulf coast as this system pushes.system to develop down the mississippi river valley tomorrow then as we make our way towards sunday, more heavy rain and even wet snow interior sections of upstate new york new england will be developing it looks like we're looking at heavy rain on sunday for parts of the northeast upwards of an inch to some places two inches of rain from boston to new york city. as we slide down south, atlanta, enterprise, mobile, new orleans, anywhere from three to five inches of rain we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. s with the highest rigor of clinical trials and we're the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement. i noticed it becoming... stronger and thicker. nutrafol has taken me back to the hair i was meant to have. i am back to me. start your hair growth journey at nutrafol.com >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be a mostly sunny and cool day. in fact, in the tri-valley we'll stay in the 50s for the afternoon, and most

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roker is here now al, what can we expect >> lester, we're watching this thing get together in the gulf coast, and what it's going to do tomorrow, some showers around florida but by saturday, heavy rain impacts the sunshine state a high rain rate, saturated ground going to cause more of a flood risk sunday. this storm intensifies as it moves up the east coast heavy rain, strong winds in the midatlantic states by monday, it zips up into the northeast back behind it, light snow will be falling, one to three inches. but the biggest impact is going to be the rain locally, six inche through the florida peninsula. heavy rain moving from charleston to cape hatteras, and eventually ending up in new york with anywhere from one to three inches of rain, causing some localized flooding lester >> on a big travel week all right, al, thanks. >>> today, a jury began considering how much former new york city mayor rudy giuliani will have to pay two georgia women he falsely accused of trying to steal th 2020 election, while he worked for former president trump. here is ken dilanian >> reporter: tonight, a jury

northwest is going to be quite cloudy if you live in the northeast things look good there along the gulf coast you'll have to deal with some clouds there as well. we've got snow not just today but into portions of the southwest tomorrow this will lead us with the chance of flooding for texas, new mexico it will be something tha angelo. philadelphia hits 46 degrees today. and that's a look at your forecast, ladies don't forget to set your alarm >> oh, we will be up you know that. thanks, angie. >>> this morning we are remembering the life of one of tv's top police officers >> i have zero interest in food. if it were feasible, my diet would consist entirely of flavorless beige smoothies, containing all the nutrients required by the human animal >> actor andre braugher passed away at the age of 61 after a brief illness. he garnered acclaim for his dramatic and comedic roles as police officer in a statement tuesday, nbc entertainment commemorated him, calling him the actor that others would always aspire to be >>> "early today" is back in a minute with how apple is keeping an eye on would-be thiev

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heavy rain impacting folks in texas and the southern rockies it could be a couple day along the gulf coast 64 for jacksonville. 60 degrees on the mark for memphis. and that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back to you. >>> coming up, a double dose of upsets >>> but first, bottling fraud. we're back in a minute with the fight against an elaborate counterfeit drug scam. elaborat counterfeit drug scam. with just one capsule a day of advanced hair complex. conquer hair thinning... ...and fall in love with your hair all over again. only from nature's bounty. ♪♪ vicks vapostick provides soothing, non-medicated vicks vapors. easy to apply for the whole family. vicks vapostick. and try vicks vaposhower for steamy vicks vapors. (smelling) ew. gotta get rid of this. ♪tell me why♪ because it stinks. ♪have you tried downy rinse and refresh♪ it helps remove odors 3x better than detergent alone. it worked guys! ♪yeahhhh♪ downy rinse and refresh. [♪♪] how you feel can be affected by the bacteria in your gut. ♪yeahhhh♪ try new align probiotic bloating relief plus food digestion. it contains a probiotic

front area to watch which include to the gulf coast to new orleans and it both counts. >> jericka: allmy, we appreciate appear to today, when has finance plans to provide up to $250 million in additional military aid to ukraine. includes air defense munitions and artillery and what would be the last aid package unless of course congress approves additional funding. house republicans have insisted a compromise on immigration along with u.s. security board, border security rather, it is crucial to negotiate any foreign aid package. two israel now, military says is expanding its advances to central guns are calling it a new battle zone. here in washington, a top aide at your primary and administer >> reporter: for meeting with the biden administration when and how the war it might c comeo end. cbs's ian lee reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: medics today search the aftermath of the latest israeli air strike in hon amid the chaos and the dash more than 21,000 palestinians have now been killed in gaza according to the hamas run and ministry of health. too often, is her children bearing the

of jupiter, florida, you can find a variety of sea creatures and exotic fish migrating along the gulf coastcluding-- sharks? josh eccles: it's not "jaws," you know? they're not out there just eating anything and after you. they want nothing to do with us. randel sands: we're hoping that today is gonna change all your opinions and ideas of these amazing animals. captain randel, you are a marine conservationist. one of your passions is making underwater videos. what do you hope to accomplish? randel sands: when i make a video and i show people a shark or a turtle or a whale, i want people to go, wow, that is amazing. what a beautiful creature. we need to take care of these things. so i'm trying to show people that don't dive, people that don't snorkel, why these animals are so amazing. narrator: and in order to do so you have to see it to believe. luckily, our hosts for the day, underwater photographer randel sands and josh eccles of admiral charters, specialize in locating sharks along the sea, providing close encounter scuba diving experiences. johnny devenanzio: the sharks that we're gonna

snow in the upper lakes, rain and thunderstorms from the lower great lakes to the gulf coast.evere weather is likely on saturday into saturday night from louisville, kentucky, down to lafayette, louisiana. we could even see a few tornadoes. then that storm moves east on sunday with interior rain and snow and a whole lot of wind. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin corcoran. >> coming up the hot air balloon crash caught on camera. also ahead, a judge grants a texas woman's request for an emergency abortion. >> why the state is still threatening to prosecute the doctors. >> and later, the unexpected place where krispy kreme donuts are catching on >> 2020. tonight on abc. >> phenix woman feeding her baby got the shock of her life when a hot air balloon collapsed and landed in her backyard. it got tangled up with a streetlight while trying to land in a nearby field. the nine people riding inside the basket made it out safely. glad everyone's okay. >> we turn now to the battle over an emergency abortion in texas. a judge has issued a ruling, but that may not settle this case. this

one area to watch that include the gulf coast, new orleans and atlanta.s in the forecast for 2024. >> jericka: the white house announced plans to provide up to $250 million in additional military aid to ukraine. it includes air defense munitions and artillery in what would be the last aid package, unless, of course, congress approves additional funding. house republicans have insisted a compromise of immigration along with u.s. security border, forward or security rather, it is crucial to negotiate any foreign aid package . to israil now, spanning its advances to central gaza calling it a new battle zone. here in washington, a top aide and prime minister benjamin netanyahu was meeting with the biden administration how the war might come to an end. cbs's ian lee reports tonight from tel aviv. >> reporter: medics today search the aftermath of the latest israeli air strike in khan yunis. amid the chaos, more than 21,000 palestinians have now been killed in gaza according to the hamas run ministry of health. too often, it's children bearing the brunt of this

country on wednesday, sunshine throughout the tennessee throughout the south central states into the gulf coast, 60 degrees in jackson. all right. that's your monday forecast. >> michelle, thank you. >>> turning to sunday night football where the ravens brought their talents and talons to duval. >> still in control of the situation but it gets a little bit harder as jackson steps back and flicks to the end zone. touchdown, isaiah blakely. >> the purple and black looked unstoppable against the jaguars. lamar jackson and the offense rushed for over 250 yards while the defense took advantage of multiple miscues by the jags. ballot secures their 11th win of the year and becomes the first team in the afc to punch their ticket to the playoffs. >>> "early today" is back in one minute with the new trouble brewing for anheuser-busch. brewing for anheuser-busch. >>> and 'tis the seaso- bye, by. - later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex

we have the front that we are tracking bringing rain from the gulf coast up to the midwest. that is not all that impressive with rainfall amounts, but interpret the plans for the day today. we are all clear across the west. from the plains to the west coast with plenty of sunshine and notice the warm temperatures in the low 50s in the middle of the country. if you are in the northeast or mid-atlantic and gearing up >>> good morning at 5:40 on this saturday. waking up to mostly clear skies over the bay area. some 30s and 40s. 39 walnut creek. 41 in oakland. headed for a very sunny day this saturday, but a split weekend. sunshine today. 60s, and 70s. look at gilroy, 74 degrees. rain returns tomorrow and stays >>> and that's the look at the forecast. guys. >>> angie, thank you. still to come, matthew perry's cause of death revealed. our chloe melas has that story. >> reporter: good morning, laura and peter. the toxicology >>> we're back on a saturday morning with the "wuk weekly download." we have joe fryer with more. >> the ayes are 221. the resolution is adopted. >> the hous v

some spots across the great lakes and plains or gulf coast will deal with rain.he warm weather before the rain starts tomorrow. as we get into tomorrow, temperatures are warmer. along the east coast, washington, d.c. hit 60. atlanta in the low 60s. a big change comes in a hurry. by monday, new york in the 40s. we have syracuse in the 30s. cleveland in the mid-30s. ending in the low 40s by the time tuesday rolls around. boston from the 50s >>> good saturday morning at 6:06. feeling like winter in the north bay. san rafael, petaluma, all areas you see here in purple, under a freeze warning until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow a frost advisory because the temperatures are going up a touch. where are we standing this morning? 33 santa rosa and sonoma. 45 martinez and san mateo and 42 in san jose. we will start to get into a drier pattern this week, but >>> guys, the warm weather is a tease in new york because it comes with rain. enjoy today. >> of course. it's the weekend. >> angie, thank you. >>> just ahead, training for disaster. we will show you the intense work that police

is the law head, dean road, one of the main high roads that connects the north, the south of the gulf coast shift on this side is that the refuge account where the is really forces us people living in this area to be bought to wait, and we have been seeing people since the morning evacuated from the area on the other side of the street. is people waiting for any type of transportation. we know that there has been no cards, no fuel cards to transport. and here, as you see people taking up all of their stuff, a couple of their mass, a couple of blankets and a couple of clothes because this is the only thing they can take. and we must also remember that this is not the 1st time these people have been evacuated. they evacuated from another area of the gaza strip. people are telling us they're tired from being displaced for more than one time. they said that there are no places for them to go. as most of the you and shelters cools, and hospitals are packed with people. and we have been seeing people putting their 10 in mt areas, setting up their tense and making their own refugee camps. this is

this storm then moves east. 3 to 5 inches of rain along the gulf coast could lead to flooding and tuesday'sravel may be impacted by rain along the i-95 corridor. temperatures will range above normal for many cities. cleveland set to hit near 60 degrees on christmas day with 40s and 50s along the east coast. rachel. >> rachel: somara, thank you. >>> overseas now where the impact of the israel-hamas war is on full display in bethlehem. christmas celebrations were canceled in the traditional birthplace of jesus. no festive lights, no big crowds of tourists in the town square. it comes as we learn of the heavy death toll on both sides of the conflict. this weekend one of the bloodiest of the war so far. abc's britt clennett has more from bethlehem tonight. >> reporter: tonight a subdued christmas in the biblical birthplace of jesus. bethlehem a ghost town this holiday. christmas celebrations here called off due to the war. residents here prepared for a somber holiday. >> it's a different christmas, and everyone is sad, and everyone is focusing on what is happening in gaza. bethlehem looks diffe

you've got rain from michigan all the way down to the gulf coast and thunderstorms starting to develop across the southeast. those are going to ramp up this afternoon and especially into the evening hours, where we have the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms as the line continues to make its way off to the east, so nashville, jackson, toward atlanta and charlotte in the evening and overnight hours, as that system continues to progress eastward. the main threats we're dealing with does include damaging winds, the potential for hail and isolated tornadoes for little rock, jackson, through new orleans and stretching into knoxville and atlanta for the remainder of the day, and that does include the overnight hours. tomorrow the cold front continues to slide off to the east, so you're looking at sunday pretty much up and down the eastern seaboard looking at rain, and some is expected to be quite heavy. on the back side where you get cooler temperatures, you're also talking the addition of mixed precipitation with snow, and it's going to be quite heavy, especially as you go north,

there are no tents, no water, no food. thousands are forced to flee to and make shift camp on the gulf coast line designated a safe zone by israel. some of the displays question, how did they tell them survive their school? so this hour in the united states, what the, by the ministration seems to be asking for is billions of additional dollars with no appropriate oversight. the high speaker grills the why tell is for green, like thing, more a to key, if with all the providing any clear plan and how the hundreds of millions of dollars will be the 247 use live from us go, this is our to international. let's get to our top story. this wednesday. a vast majority of the world's nations have voted for an immediate to monetary and ceasefire and gals that the u. s. wasn't among them. it earlier vetoed a similar motion of the un security council. and on tuesday was among the few countries that oppose the non binding resolution by the general assembly, the head of the chamber to the floor, to decry these really assaults on the policy. what we are witnessing is the unprecedented collapse of an already

palestinians killed in israel's warren garza streets 20000, including more than 8000 children. gulf coast. sam brigade says it's launched a barrel. i shall rocket soon to tell of these responds with swells kidding of civilians. news for you and human rights office says it's received allegations of what could be a war. crime buys, riley forces and gone. so it says it's received information alleging is write a full series, exit cute and at least 11 on the palestinian men in front of the families. in the north of the strip is ready for us is allegedly sold, the residential building then separated the men from the women and children. the incident is alleged to have happened that the n on building was civilians. with sheltering the u. n. is cooling for an investigation? palestinians have survived several is riley was on gauze and they say they've never seen this level of brutality in previous was. and i know, you know, i'm with him about sick this. i've been sending me on 7 to 6 year old and have even so many was on conflicts in my life. you know, but i haven't seen anything like this model to

the shot was to ramp up around the gulf coast up to us brisbin on saturday, attending what to for the ceiling of the just the wrong rather than the exception for elders to report child abuse, to search kit. and it keeps for tax users for years and years. so no one's ever told me that it wasn't my fault. fault lines investigated, state laws in the us that can lead to child sexual abuse and religious institutions going on punished secrets of the clergy on the jersey. the the, what about is it a reminder of ourselves or is this uh, this really armies killed more than 200 contest ends in gaza in the past 24 hours. the latest the strikes killed 7 people in all new set of records. you can, in the central history, world house organizations as tens of thousands of palestinians are feeding the violence in essential gaza. it streams in the ground to describe the worsening conditions of global crowds as hospitals are displaced. people who have sold shelter is really army has conducted one of the largest rates across the occupied west buying since the war and guns if you can. is one palestinians

destination, but if that happens there could be delays around kansas city all the way down toward the gulf coastll as this goes, compared to some of the other years i've seen. this is a pretty good christmas weekend to travel. very merry christmas eve squared. see you tomorrow. >> wait, wait, wait. you were a mascot? >> you can't will it that go. >> you were a corn husker? >> yes. i was a corn husker. much too small to play football. you had to be a foot taller than me to be on the team. i thought, how can i get on the school bus? just become the mascot. >> that's awesome. >> fantastic. >> that was our breaking news for this morning. >>> still ahead, as we head into the winter month, a new covid variant is now dom nalktinant i u.s. we'll talk about what you and your family can do to stay safe this holiday season. that's all next. >>> as millions travel for the holidays, the cdc has a warning for what they may be bringing with them. respiratory illnesses. the flu, rsv, and a subvariant of the coronavirus is the fastest growing in the u.s. >> i hate talking about variants. here with us is dr. morg

soggy from wisconsin all the way down to the gulf coast. >> allison chinchar, thank you for the forecasti appreciate. it >> just ahead, encouraging news for perspective home buyers. mortgage rates are now the lowest they have been in six months. will that trend continue? we will break it down for you when we come back. good news for anyone who is looking to buy a home, mortgage rates continue to fall. enough though, that is the question. looted out showing the 30 year fixed rate fell to an average 6.6 7% this week. that is the lowest level since june. >> cnn's vanessa yurkevich joins us live. when it's, a home affordability has been at its worst since the 19 80s. are we expecting this to help get more home buyers into the market? >> it should because you have so many americans that were not able to buy a home because mortgage rates were over 7% and even in the fall, coming close to 8%. now that you see rates coming down to 6.6 7% today, that is a significant drop from just a week ago. and that is the ripple effect of the federal reserve deciding to pause interest rate hikes last week. th

by the time he gwe get to christmas, rain stretching from minnesota to the gulf coast region. so if you have travel plans, it may be a bit of a soggy commute for some of those areas on christmas day itself. >>> volcanic eruptions in southern iceland appears to be slowing but too soon to declare the eruption is over. more pleitgen. >> reporter: on the one hand they have to survey the area, but they also have to practice in case they need to mass evacuations at night. iceland was prepared for the massive eruption that started early this week, a more than two mile long fissure spewing magna hundreds of feet into the air. but authorities are still working in the area and residents evacuated. >> this is highly important for us to do this during the night. >> reporter: the crew even spots a person walking close to the lava and say they notified police to check it out. the eruption has weakened considerably, but magna is still bubbling below us. the crew strapped me in for a closer look. this is an amazing thing to be witnessing. from up here, you can see the lava and feel the power.

this storm will bring that energy to the gulf coast states and produce the severe weather threat that mentioned. first on friday, this is more of a hail threat across arkansas, northeast texas, southwestern portions of oklahoma. and check this out, i want you to see how the threat increases for the day saturday. so we're trying to give you a head's up because we are looking for the potential at least for some severe thunderstorms that could become a bit cyclonic, meaning that they could have some twists in the atmosphere, maybe a tornado or two popping up, but that is for the day saturday. again the hail threat on friday. this is the storm system that has brought havoc across the northwest, it is coming to an end, but cooler weather behind it is allowing for the changeover from rain to snow. so a few inches of snow across the spine of the rockies. but notice how that transfer of energy moves across the eastern half of the country. picks up a bit of gulf moisture and then we start to see the thunderstorms fire up because we get the collision of air masses. and then along the east coast

but all eyes are down on the gulf coast and our friends down in southern florida along the eastern coastida to key west we have flood watching developing we are going to see this just get worse as the weekend rolls on this new storm going to gain strength in the gulf of mexico it's tapping into a lot of tropical moisture. it's going to bring heavy rain into much of florida by saturday these are going to be strong winds. they're going to last the sunshine state rainfall rates, flooding possible also this caveat, this is the american model the european model brings it a little further to the west if that happens, it will be worse along the eastern sea board because it will have a lot more moisture tapping in but in the meantime, sunday strong storms going to move slowly north ward. heavy rain into the mid atlantic and the northeast. sunday into monday this thing just continues to move up, bringing a lot of heavy rain, a lot of wind, cold air will change that rain over to a mixed bag of precipitation as you get into the interior sections of the northeast. and parts of new england we're look

showers stretching from upstate new york down to the gulf coast.are focusing on the south here this morning where we still have tomorrow tornado warnings here. one on the border of alabama headed into georgia for a brief tornado there. we have a tornado watch that continues this morning until 9:00 a.m., includes parts of alabama and southern gorgeous. macon included. it's just to the south there of atlanta as the threat continues for a few tornados from this same front. that front continues to slide east today. there is the threat from d.c. down to the florida panhandle. this pocket right here in eastern carolina is where the highest tornado threat will be today. a few additional tornados possible there as the threat a little bit more isolated in the green but still watching out for damaging wind gusts to 60 or 70 miles per hour. fast forwarding through the day, you can see the showers and storms really igniting headed into charlotte into the afternoon. pushing east, later on today, and then look at the pop. cold air rushes in behind this, pumps sn

we will watch this area of low pressure that comes out of the gulf coast and moves to mid-atlantic andtheast, this is sunday, monday and tuesday. check the local forecast. monday, gfs, american mod and he will this is the euro, more offshore, mainly rain event, interior section snow. happening at a very busy time as people are traveling. will a white christmas happen? a lot of snow for mountains across west. there is historical chance of a white christmas. in new york city, if you look at the legend dream on for coastal northeast. interior sections, count on it. >> todd: that system monday, tuesday and wednesday, if it were colder -- >> janice: we would have snow and people would be excited if they are not traveling, especially the children. >> todd: those people are called children. >> janice: i have to deliver a good snow storm this season. >> todd: cent rat park hasn't had -- she is going to deliver snow. >> janice: i'll try, maybe after christmas. >> todd: the santa of meteorology. idf announce a complex rescue operation, same day president biden is set to meet with families of ame

here's rain across parts of the gulf coast and the mid-atlantic. let's spell it out for you today. lots of driving going on. not a lot of flying, but driving. raining from 6:00 in chicago into florida and out into nebraska, dakotas, colorado. as we work our way into the beginning of next week. all of a sudden now, the rain tries to get up here, up towards the northeast, especially on wednesday. even at noon airports could be very problematic with wind, rain, low clouds all the way through the northeast. that's the real big problem. then the storm dies and moves away. in the meantime, there will be snow across the upper midwest still on the ground. driving through that could be a problem. there's your rainfall up into new england. high temperatures though for today. who's ever heard of 55 and rain in chicago. danny, you told me you were in chicago and it was like 10 below zero on christmas and you were doing live shots outside, right? >> yeah. yeah. how would 65 degrees warmer feel? >> it would have been a much merrier christmas in that situation. >> i agree. we were tracking out. w

the west coast clears out, too it looks nice down along the gulf coast where we see te >>> good fridayhen for tomorrow eventually that rain will taper off. it looks pretty dry for sunday, as well as the celebrations for the new year looks good. temperatures will be chilly with low 40s. cool weather settles in with more rain for the middle of next >>> guys, not only is sunday night new year's eve it's also football night in america. usually a pretty cold game but we're in a dome this year. packers headed out to the vikings. 28 degrees don't forget, that is sunday night, football night in america. jacob, i think i could use a little break i know we got to go around the horn. >> he took off his jacket. it's serious. >> we're going all the way around the horn. let's go let's go go >> let's get you all on. go we did it. >> we made it! >> almost got hurt but that mop of hair just flapping in the wind. >> that's a good horn to go around today we wish all of you a great new year's. >>> up next, after a holiday season of shopping, are you on the hunt for any bargains? we will run through the be

projections over the next 30 years anticipate 10 to 14 inches of rise on the east coast. 14 to 18 on the gulf coast, and 4 to 8 inches on the west coast. >> sea level is rising and glaciers are contributing very significantly to that. >> reporter: some days we are grinding it out in the office. others, you're buzzing around in a norwegian coast guard helicopter and landing on a glacier. when the ice was at its peak at the end of winter, jack drove a series of stakes deep into the ice. now six months later after the summer melt, we're measuring how much of the stake is exposed. >> the ice surface would have been around here. that would melt during the summer. >> really? >> yeah. >> this is to the ice? >> yes, now it's all exposed. >> oh my gosh. >> the problem is when there is less precipitation up there, then that large amount of melting means there's a loss. when the glacier thins. >> reporter: and your records is showing it's just going down? >> this one is thinning overall. >> the city of san francisco, the risk of flooding in the next 20 years, could impact more than 600 people. that number cou

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