for more is indra petersons in. it was devastated by the superstorm and then scorched by a fire last month. >> reporter: it is already hard to believe it's been a storm since this devastating storm. this storm affected a hundred million people. i brought up a satellite view to remind you how large this storm was. we are talking about extending from maine down through florida and even extending all the way back through michigan. that is the massive size of this storm to remind you about 5 million people lost power. hundreds of thousands of homes were impacted and, of course, superstorm fashion it was about the timing. it had a nine-foot storm surge and it combined with high tide so we talked about a record breaking 13.88 storm surge really when the two came in and enundated the area with water. this morning, i'm standing in front of the jet star roller coaster used to be and it was torn down in may. no longer do we see that symbol of this iconic pier here this morning. to my right they are rebuilding and it's going t

we have our indra petersons live in pensacola, florida. us a sense of the latest, indra. >> reporter: good morning, guys. definitely feels like a typically morning in pensacola, florida, this morning. gusty conditions and a few bouts of rain here and there but we know that is quickly changing as we head into the weekend. karen is in the gulf and it's an unusually quiet season which now suddenly could be turning active. this could be actually our first hurricane to make landfall on the u.s. mainland. let's talk about those current conditions right now. you can see we are seeing about 65-mile-per-hour stead winds right now. kind of moving to the northwest at 10 miles per hour so that is definitely we are going to be monitoring here and it could strength throughout the evening hours so something we are watching and borderline tropical storm or a weak category 1 hurricane. something to keep in mind. whichever way it goes you're still going to be feeling generally the same effects. take a look at the landfall expected to be most likely friday to

meteorologist indra petersons is tracking every move. nsacola, watching karen. what do we know, indra? >> you know, it's so unique standing here. you think what it would have been like 150 years ago. it is a beautiful morning, light wind, temperatures in the 70. gorgeous sunrise is coming up. that is not the case. we have weather technology that lets you know there is a storm coming, a tropical storm 100 miles off the coast of louisiana, making its way closer to shore and residents anywhere along the gulf are keenly aware what was a quiet season is now becoming an active tropical season. tropical storm karen is heading for the gulf coast this weekend, take a similar path to that of hurricane katrina which devastated the gulf coast back in 2005. katrina was a powerful category 5 storm, meanwhile karen will be a much weaker likely a low category 1 when it makes landfall late saturday or early sunday. florida and the gulf coast have been pummelled with bad weather and rain all summer long with some areas breaking rainfall records. many areas

indra petersons. you have your work cut out for you. >> a busy day.e weather is like today and the severe component to it. looking at the storm that brought snow in through colorado today and making its way east and affect you if you live from the plains all the way to the northeast. that is how massive this system is. we are talking about 53 million of you having the threat for severe weather. it's a slight risk today and pretty much from detroit all the way down through houston. look at these major cities that are under the gun. memphis, nashville, st. louis you have a threat especially for strong thunderstorms and even strong winds out there. the key here is look at the storm as it makes its way east. these are relative humidity numbers. we are seeing this moisture coming out of the gulf so this system is moving into an area we really see that typical kind of moisture in the springtime. with that the fire of threat for thunderstorms and strong winds from 50 to 60-mile-per-hour wind on halloween and even heavy rain and flash flooding. >> at least yo

straight ahead, tropical storm karen has the gulf coast in its sights and that's where we find indra petersons, pensacola, florida, indra? >> reporter: we're live here in pensacola beach, currently under a hurricane watch. we'll give you all the details coming up on the looming tropical storm, coming up next. a great. this is the last thing i need.) seriously? the last thing you need is some guy giving you a new catalytic converter when all you got is a loose gas cap. what? it is that simple sometimes. thanks. now let's take this puppy over to midas and get you some of the good 'ol midas touch. hey you know what? i'll drive! and i have no feet... i really didn't think this through. trust the midas touch. for brakes, tires, oil, everything. (whistling) i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. . >>> checking our top story, dramatic dash cam video has jus

let's get to indra petersons with a check of your forecast. e is in seaside heights, new jersey this morning. hey, indra. >> reporter: good morning, chris. just driving in towards seaside heights, there's a community just north of here where you can see that reminder of what happened here a year ago. many homes there, slow progress. we're talking about red tags and empty lots. here you can tell on the pier, things are different, it has been rebuilt. 90% of the businesses are open. a sideline of the progress slowly making way. i do want to talk about another storm making its way across the country. the storm system that brought the heavy snow in through montana. winter storm warnings in through wyoming and portions of colorado. we're looking for another 10. >>s -- inches of snow, as well as telluride or veil. also we had the system sliding to the east and the jet going over texas. we will, talking about the threat for severe weather. through tomorrow, severe weather throughout from nebraska down through texas and it slowly progresses to the east

cnn indra peterson is on the gulf at pensacola beach. indra, it looks rather beautiful there on the beach, but you've still got threats of a storm out there. what's the expectation? >> reporter: i mean, that's absolutely right. we know the storm is getting closer and closer, even though it looks nice now, things will slowly start to deteriorate going through the overnight hours. the reason for that, tropical storm karen is still there. reminder, it is not as strong as it was yesterday where we were borderline tropical storm or weak category one hurricane. winds about 65 miles per hour. today we're at 40 miles per hour winds. that's borderline tropical depression or tropical storm. it continues to tear apart. what you're watching is the center of the low going straight north towards louisiana. you have everything on the radar being ripped apart, heading to the east. it is almost like they are going opposite directions. what we were looking at the last several days, we knew the one area the storm was hanging in was going to do this, it woul

. >>> indra petersons is here with us this morning to talk to us about the forecast for this week. >> a lot of people got to make the halloween costumes fun to love. here is a hint of good news. moderate temperatures today. oop, there we go. temperatures rebounding today but buffalo is below average. by tomorrow looking for them to go back down with a cold front is expected to swing through but, hey, here is the change. we are going to see that pattern shift. instead of the old care in the east we will see that be more in the west with temperatures moderating in the east a little bit so we are looking at today a big storm in the pacific northwest and bring heavy snowfall even up to 18 inches of snowfall possible today in montana and wyoming and exact same system is going to bring rain as far south as southern california. it will eventually make its way across the country and bring rain on halloween. look at the temperatures. 31 billings and high in north platte 44 today. compare that difference to the south where temperatures above normal. the other big concern is the severe weather t

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the one they said was a step too far. >> jim, thank you so much for that. >>> let's get over to indra petersonsst and a big storm causing a whole lot of trouble in the midwest today, indra. >> we're talking about a mini storm and a big one. up in canada, the ministry storm could bring light showers into new hampshire and vermont. easy to see the big bullseye on the map. i wanted to highlight it. it's the one that brought the heavy snow the last several days through montana and wyoming. montana got over a foot of snow. this is key. it has a good amount of energy with it. this exact same system will move way from the cold and dry air and make its way into the warm and moist air. we're seeing two different air masses clashing as the system makes its way east. with that we had a severe weather threat both today and tomorrow. today from kansas city right down through central texas. severe thunderstorms especially as we go through the afternoon. even an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. tomorrow, ohio valley pretty much down through houston. we'll have to keep our eye on this system. this is goin

let's go to indra petersons. >> it is cold. anyone feeling it? >> diana nyad. >> exactly. a lot of temperatures overnight, especially in upstate new york, vermont, fell to the 20s and 30s. deaf nuttily feeling the chill. you can see philly is better, 57, atlantic city 60. mount pillier, 30s. >> tomorrow we'll be cooling off further. low 60s across the area, the chill is here in the northeast. that's not the only thing. we'll be adding wind to that as well. it's not bad enough, right? maybe 15 to 20 mile per hour winds, nothing too strong but you are going to feel it all up and down the entire eastern seaboard. the carolinas, worried about beach erosion. thanks not only to the wind but that low. more rain, yesterday. today is another day of that. 2 to 4 inches in the carolinas and as you go up towards the mid-atlantic, you'll start to see 1 to 2 inches of rain over the next several days. you see the timing of the low by the end of the week, making its way into the northeast. big question, where is it warm? middle of the country and another storm in the pacific northwest as

. >> you know who else who hasn't been around for a little while, indra petersons, aka, i love that stuff that has been stolen. >> i've been hibernating, guys. >> the cold scared you. eventually you remembered you had a job and back you are today. >> back i am. temperatures, this chill is spreading farther today, looking for it to go into the southeast. a lot of places under frost and freeze warnings. chicago, 32 degrees. d.c. not as bad, 40. it looks like new york currently coming in at 41 degrees. keep in mind, afternoon highs will be about a 10 degrees below average. for many of you, into the 50s. new york 55, boston 51. it will feel cooler for a big chunk of the day. gusty winds out there that will make it feel cooler than it actually is. some gusts 20 miles per hour or so. but as a lot of you are waking up getting ready for work, look at the temperatures, 30s in philly, new york 41, boston only feeling like 40. that's the reason, it's these morning hours that are tougher before the sun comes out. with that, the frost and freeze warnings that are out this morning. look how expansive t

let's get to indra petersons. latest forecast. >> a rainstorm causing problems out there. we can see the current radar shows where the rain is. we're still seeing it in pennsylvania, down through maryland. i wanted to show you since a lot of people are planning on traveling for the weekend where the delays are. take a look at the map across the country. we see one huge delay. just my luck, laguardia, 120 minutes. we are talking about a two-hour delay. what did i do that the only airport i'm going to is going to be delayed today. of course, high fault. a dome of high pressure blocking the storm from making its way out. the reason they're seeing the delays around laguardia is not only the rain but the strong winds. they're seeing 25, 30 mile-per-hour winds. that will cause some problems. the system will be lingering. we're talking about light rain. with that, even as much as 1 to 3 inches is possible around jersey, even in through maryland, the rest of the mid-atlantic, 1 to 2 edges. by sunday we start to see the sy

let's get straight over to indra petersons.the country. >> one exits, the next one comes in. looking at a system that is hanging around minnesota, down through texas. that's where we're looking for light rain. stronger again around the great lakes and especially stronger down through texas. the reason for this, of course, is what we saw right around the tropical depression here that's still hanging out. octave is pulling all this moisture into the region. with that, we have high flooding concerns. look at all that moisture mixing in with the same system that's slowly making its way across the country. combine those two, you're talking about heavy amounts of rain, three to five inches of rain still possible in the forecast today. in addition to the eight to ten inches they saw over the weekend. flooding concerns obviously high. the rest of us, the cold front means cold air. looking at this huge pool of cold air making its way across the country. minneapolis, 50. zoom in closer, you'll notice the 70s we have today. now in the mid

indra petersons is here with us for that. happy friday morning, indra. >> happy friday.e country. it's easy to see where the cold is now that has settled in today and spreading farther south into the southeast. current temperatures now, kansas city 33. chicago freezing mark. new york is a little bit better and moderate at 40 degrees. temperatures in the afternoon are still expected to be good 10, 15 degrees below normal in many place. new york today looking for 55 degrees. philly also 57. but keep in mind it's not just that temperature. we have gusty conditions out there so we could see some winds pick up and with that it might feel a little bit cooler out there than what you're expecting so especially even right now by the time everyone is commuting to work this morning, it's only going feel like the 30s and new york feel like 37 degrees. this morning at 9:00. portland 32 and d.c. only feel like 36 this morning as people are making their way to work. very easy tos the chill from canada and expected to stay all weekend. a couple of waves going through of cold air if it's

indra petersons has the check of our tuesday weather and it is fantastic news we hear!rgeous and talking about temperatures 10 and 15 degrees above normal. i want to touch on the fact this is october and where is our hurricane season? peak season is typically in september. once you hit october we are on our way down. that is a good thing. let's talk about how we actually measure up in comparison to average. believe it or not we have actually had more named systems than the average ten with nine being the average but we know we are below is the number of hurricanes and we haven't had any major hurricanes that is 3 or above so the good news. we continue to watch the activity and let's hope it continues to stay on the mild side. as far as what we have today gerry is way out there in the atlantic and not expected to move and stay out to sea. a tiny thing we are watching on the caribbean 30% chance it develops. watching whether or not it makes its way into the gulf. not really a huge concern at this particular time but we will keep our eyes on that. the huge dome of high pre

indra petersons is watching the weather this morning. >> go back inside? >> exactly. >> that bad?e. if you like cool weather you'll love it. mid-atlantic and northeast a beautiful day. look at the temperatures. beautiful. philadelphia, 67 and new york city today looking for 66. gorgeous out there but notice almost a 20-degree temperature drop on the other side of this cold front. let's take you in tomorrow when the cold front makes its way east and you'll start to see those temperatures go down big-time. what is going on? this cool pool of air the jet stream has dipped down and eventually make its way farther east in through tomorrow and everyone will be feeling that chill. as far as the midwest looked chicago today. your high only 41 degrees. cleveland high 50. that is a good 20 degrees below normal for chicago and a little bit of rain and snow in the mix and low makes its way east into the mid-atlantic and northeast today and rain overnight tonight and with it, not only just a little bit of rain and snow but also those cool temperatures. >> you had me nervous there for a second.

indra petersons is here with more!king about mild temperatures this morning. look at the 50s, especially in the northeast. looks like new york 62 and philly 63 degrees this morning. the reason for that is what we are in, we call the warm sector. i know, too dorky for you but a warm fron and warm air coming in from the south. we know it's going to change baugh here comes the cold front. that changes everything. it means we get the cold, dry air in from canada instead. it also means light rain. you can see that front making its way across with light rain in the vicinity. if you're into the new york area or mid-atlantic northeast look for the showers overnight tonight and into tomorrow and very light. talking about only about an inch of rain. no matter what weather ohio valley into the northeast and really all the way into even into the gulf on the tail end of that system. we will see cool air once we get that, it will stay because another one is whipping by. >> we talk about media bias. you have such an aversion to cold.

indra petersons is here to check out the forecast. >> not bad today.ng out of the area. you can see yesterday's radar of the remnants of that storm. we are watching the next storm in the pipeline and see it today. it's bringing showers from minnesota down through texas. but the big story again will be right around texas because of tropical moisture from tropical depression that is already here. you can it here in baja. the moisture is funneling into texas and this matters because you have tropical moisture and moisture hanging around the gulf and you have this slow moving cold front. what are we talking about? anywhere 1 to 2 to 5 inches of rain in the region and saw flooding over the weekend and it looks like we will still have that concern. another system makes its way through later on this week. texas is a bull's-eye here the next several days. the northeast look at the temperatures. not too bad. 70s. maybe overnight drizzle and maybe thicker marine layer. eventually see it funnel across and see the temperatures drop. maybe tonight deep marine layer

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escaping it, looks like, at this point. >> indra peterson, keep us posted.u. >>> onto washington. the house passed a bill today to approve back pay for federal workers who have been furloughed in the federal government shutdown. this is one plan that does have support from both sides of the aisle, including from president barack obama but the larger issue of ending the shutdown is still hanging over washington. jill dougherty is live at the white house. jill, the president said he would be okay with the back pay issue, there are other things that he is still demanding from capitol hill. what's on the agenda today for the president? >> reporter: absolutely. he does say he would sign that, but in an interview that he just gave this morning to the associated press, once again, he is putting the blame for all of this, the shutdown, on the shoulders of john boehner, the speaker of the house. in that interview he says, quote, we can vote to open the government today. we know that there are enough members in the house of representatives, democrats and republicans,

>> indra petersons is here to make everything better with the weather this morning. >> not even closecome, you say, pam? you are on the money. this is the story. the cold air is diving down and spreading east as we go throughout the week. it's all thanks to still a series of cold fronts. we started this last week and still dealing with it. notice the one tail end of the cold front we saw over the weekend and spinning up light showers around the gulf today. the next one even more importantly, the third one and alberta clipper. it is a fast moving cold system and keep in mind the second one is cold enough as it is. one thing to remember about the alberta clippers they are dry and not looking for a lot out of it and a couple of flurries and still in the same regions around the lakes as well and also into the dakotas. but it does mean those temperatures go way down. look at the chicago expected today 11 degrees below normal. their highs in the 40s! if that feel bad, green bay, 42 and minneapolis 41. that is 15 below average and through tuesday, still dealing with the 40s. want to bring yo

let's bring in indra petersons, tracking all of it. what do we know, indra?aking snowfall into the dakotas, eventually moved its way into the midwest, spawning tornadoes and then last night it made its way into the northeast, bringing hundreds of reports of damage right along with it. a powerful storm hit the east coast monday with high winds and torrential rain. in jacksonville, florida, knee deep water forced residents to use other means of transportation, some helping stranded drivers. >> got out of the jeep and started pushing. luckily someone else came up and started helping me. >> reporter: the driver flooded with emotion. >> there's water in my car, everything is just done. i got caught right there. >> reporter: the storm swift but strong left destruction in its path. >> all i saw was a cloud of green leaves and then the tree came down. >> reporter: virginia driver william ledford escaped from his damaged car unscathed. further up the coast in new jersey, a man survived a close call inside his home. >> the ceiling caved in from the tree. it missed him

let's get to indra petersons at the weather center for a look at the forecast.. >> that's the question. does anyone have an umbrella? >> that was a no. i thought that was a question, michaela. we have a sideline the guy in the middle. uh-huh. here we go, either way, the rain is here whether you have the umbrella or not. such a cheesy weather line. here we go. we're talking about this system, it will hang out over the next several days. we're talking about not rain over one period of time but it's lingering day after day, we will start to accumulate a pretty good amount. in the mid-atlantic, 3 to 5 inches of rain over the next three days. it's parking itself here. the other side of this is strong winds coming out of the northeast. gusty conditions in addition to the rainfall we're looking at. also, cool temperatures, notice, temperatures will be in a lot of places the highs today just into the upper 50s. averages should be the high 60s. it is below normal, again, across most of the northeast and mid-atlantic. the other big storm in the pacific northwest starting

. >>> indra petersons, time for weather. what do we know? how cold is it going to be?fault. >> always my fault. we had a cold front kick through overnight last night in new york. if you take a lack at new england, you can see the remnants making its way out. not a big change other than maybe a temperature drop. it was gorgeous the last several days. you were in washington, philly, d.c., new york city, you had 70s. d.c. was 77 degrees. unbelievable for october. today, yes, since that cold front moved through it's milder. still, a hint above normal. 68 degrees in d.c. today, same thing philly, new york city, 67. gorgeous. a little bit cooler in the ohio valley as we have a series of these cold fronts making their way through. cold front after cold front, the one that's now offshore in the northeast here. the tail end could spin up a couple showers through texas, the carolinas, maybe showers for you. the next system will make its way through into the northeast, saturday into sunday. it will be similar. we saw pretty much last night, a couple clouds, drizzle, temperatures,

let's go to indra petersons with more in pensacola, florida. what should people there expect?oods just yet. let's talk about the change. yesterday, we were on the bor r borderline of a very strong tropical storm or making landfall of a weak category 1 hurricane. this morning, the winds are down to 40 miles an hour. that puts us on the borderline of a strong tropical depression at 39 miles an hour which is a tropical storm. either way, we are still talking about the pretty big effects. morgan city, louisiana, they are under a tropical storm warning. within the next 36 hours, they will see very strong winds, 40-to-50-mile-an-hour gusts. heavy rain and think about the area. we have seen so much rain already for the season, the flooding concerns will be high. even with the small amount of rain because you will get so much in a short period of time. the big question is what is going? why is this guy breaking apart? it slowed down significantly. it is making its way north at 8 miles per hour. it is literally being ripped apart. you see a tiny circulation going straight north. what y

indra petersons, what do you have for us? >> definitely tmi right there. there is a change.g and currently only about 31 degrees. we're looking at two systems, one that will bring chicago some snow tonight and the other one, a little bit of rain that's moving into the midatlantic and northeast. neither one bringing a lot of rain or snow. really that temperature change that we'll continue to see push off to the midatlantic and northeast. current temperatures you can see right across the cold front, 15 to 20-degree temperature drop is expected. as far as the temperatures themselves even this time of year, temperatures a good 20 degrees below normal in the midwest. chicago already mentioned snow possible tonight. highs expected to be about 41 degrees. that's a chill. we're still seeing in the midwest and ohio valley. the entire eastern seaboard. not just boston dropping 20 degrees. in the southeast you'll see a good ten-degree temperature drop. i need to redeem myself. we talk about 30-degree temperature drop in one week. it's baby steps, guys. i need baby steps. >> that is a b

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let's get straight to karen maginnis in for indra petersons with a look at the forecast.have to wait for the showers and storms to move through because a cold front is expected to pass across new york city and the i-95 corridor in the next several hours, just about noontime you'll be inundated with rainfall, could be heavy at times but also the potential for severe weather with high winds and lots of lightning, and the potential for an isolated tornado possible. gusty winds in upstate new york and also into vermont as well as across interior sections of maine as well. wind gusts as high as 50 miles an hour, here comes the frontal system, even in portions of the carolinas you could see upwards of four inches of rain, one to two inches possible across the northeast. chris? >> all right, thank you very much. appreciate the report. now we want to tell you about a this crash this weekend, a dozen spectators were injured, dario franchitti was hospitalized after what we're about to show you, final lap of sunday's indy car race in houston. here is the story from mark mckay. >> re

over to karen maginnis in for indra petersons with a look at the forecast.ing a little above normal. wednesday light business travel out of the airports for today because of the columbus holiday. tuesday looks picture perfect, going into wednesday different story new york, boston, washington, d.c., all expecting various rounds of showers. i don't think you'll see heavy rainfall, certainly not like you saw in the past week with the very stubborn area of low pressure right off the mid-atlantic coast, some areas saw as much as 12 inches but spread out all week long. temperature wise from 60s to 70s, back to 60s again. we have a vigorous weather system ejecting out of the west on the back side of that plenty of cold air and ahead of it the potential for thunderstorms. if you live anywhere from north platte to grand isle to garden city, kansas, you might expect damaging winds and some large sized hail, possible for this afternoon but cooler behind this weather system, could see some heavy rains continues in texas. chris? >> thank you very much, karen. we are now

i get it, but there are risks apparently. >>> let's go to indra petersons keeping track of the latestwith the good news, it is beautiful in the northeast again today, temperatures similar to yesterday by a good 10 to 15 degrees above normal thanks to the dome of high pressure that's in place bringing all that warmth in from the southeast up into the northeast. notice behind it we are looking at a system making its way through and that will change our weather pattern even though it will stay warm we'll talk about a couple showers tomorrow through the midwest and spreading into the northeast by friday or so. now let's talk about what is going on in the tropics. little bit of an upgrade, about 40% in the caribbean of a chance for development. we have jerry out in the atlantic, it's currently a tropical storm but it's this guy we're going to continue to watch, let me show you the spaghetti models, all the different models where it thinks this guy could go. some bring it to the yucatan, some to houston and some curve into the panhandle of florida. two models, the first is the european mode