good morning, janessa. >> good morning. we're seeing the core of this cold really settle in the upper midwest with winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings in place. that's going to last for the upper midwest for at least the next 24 hours. let's talk about the temperatures when you factor in the winds associated with it, we're at sub zero range for rapid city. now, this will continue to linger tuesday afternoon for the midwest, even the northeast. that is just a quick taste for new york city. by wednesday, all of the northeast really going to be feeling it with sub zero temperatures for the higher elevati elevation. another component is the snow. i'll talk about that coming up. >> thanks a lot. >> kind of like how many layers we have to wear. >> right >>> let's talk about the west coast, different there hot, dry conditions peark. those flames affecting w ining f the state's revenue sources, hollywood. a brush fire that's 80% contained has a lot of attention because of where it is burning nbc's steve patterson is th

janessa webb good morning >> good morning. timing is very key with this system and it's going to be moving fairly quickly. if you're across the ohio valley, mississippi valley it will direct you throughout your early morning commute going into tomorrow late afternoon we'll start to see the bulk of this moisture for interior northeast, but new york city we're going to be on the warmer side. that includes washington and boo little rock three inches of accumulation following the system fairly closely but this is just the beginning of the cold air. >> mm. just the beginning >> more to come for who knows how long thank you, janessa >> drugstore runs could be a thing of the past. ups and cvs announced the first successful drone delivery of prescription medicine. the company plans to have ongoing drone development over the next few months. >>> the owners moved out in 2018 after the porch fell into the lake and the house has been hanging ever since >>> a crystal studded costume was the star attraction of the moscow funeral trade show.

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. >> so daunting because we're still so early here, janessa webb >> we're still in fall and now we're transitioning to winter very quickly. and the problem is this is a dangerous cold that is seeping in the upper midwest and the plains very quickly. these are the wind chills when you factor in the winds today along with that air temperature. we're in subzero range across wyoming into the dakotas as well this will continue to plummet into the midwest on top of snow st. louis by tomorrow afternoon. you're going to feel like you're in the single digits and this will continue to make its way all the way into the northeast. also we're talking about this band of snow going to cause major delays for chicago this morning. >> a lot of problems ahead all right, janessa, thank you. >>> the impeachment inquiry will be coming to life on tv screens this week with the first round of public testimony set to begin. acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine william taylor and assistant secretary of state george kent will tell their stories first. both have already delivered explosive testimony behind closed do

. >>> let's check in with meteorologist janessa webb. >> have you enjoyed fall >> yeah.nd i hear we're going to winter, too? >> quickly from the rockies to the midwest. this is the first cold front this week. day time highs today, well below average, 10 to 15 degrees. then the front will push into the midwest. also, behind that front is that lake enhancement and the snow that's going to continue to fall from great falls to billings throughout the afternoon, u coulyod hern california to los angeles. southern california doesn't feel like winter. it'shall more snow on the way full forecast coming up. >> sounds good thank you, janessa. >>> you never know what you might see on the increasingly popular doorbell cameras a family in southern california sharing this video it is a meteor lighting up the night sky not far from their home happened this weekend. you can see it streaking over the trees before finally fizzing out. >> as long as it is that far in the distance, we're okay with that. >>> a shakeup for airbnb. >>> tragedy at the track the new scrutiny for santa anita teanh

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cowboys pull away from the giants 37-18 >> cowboys are janessa's team. you can see that applause right there. don't be shy >> they needed that one badly. >> the cat kind of stole the show let's talk about what's happening weather wise we're going to caking its way through. we are also watching for scattered showers for the northeast this afternoon but the big weather stories, our next storm system that's going to cause our first significant snowfall for the ohio valley across the northeast, the timing goes like this around 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. thursday afternoon, we could see a little bit of e upper midwest. highs below the freezing mark. >>> talking about our first significant snow, i'll show you accumulation coming up >> what? i wasn't ready for that one. we don't have a choice thank you, janessa >>> in today's quick california sayy 10 million illegal marijuana plants, after receiving a tip, the plants had an estimated value of over $1 billion >> lebron james is taking his i-promise initiative to the next level. the nba star announced i promise village th

. >> let's switch gears and check on weather with janessa webb. >> winter is out.d of no looking back. we have our first winter advisories that currently have been issued for montana. and they will stretch from the northern plains to the midwest this afternoon. so you can see some banding that's starting to happen, early morning commute from madison, across wisconsin, it's going to be a slow-go of things along with dropping temperatures. there's many points to the storm system. and we're talking windchills near the single digits by thursday afternoon. the front will don't make its way through, by friday, for portions of the northeast. look at new york city, 29 degrees. that's the feels like temperature. and it really will not back off until about saturday, sunday afternoon. also, the secondary component is this rainmaker. it's soaking rain for oklahoma to little rock, where they potentially could see up to 2 to 3 inches. this will combine with the cold air and cause us to see accumulating snow for the higher elevations, even upstate new york where we're forecasting

we don't want to damper anyone's thanksgiving festivities. >> janessa webb at laguardia.ws, that is right there, that traffic is moving quite a bit. relatively speaking. >> exactly. >>> millions tuned in and the historic impeachment hearings were covered, clipped and made fun of on "snl." >> it's so great to finally meet you for first time, by the way. >> oh, right. right. keep the quid pro quo on the low, low. >> i was leaving right now. >> i have to go on record to say lay off my boy. everybody loves his ass. ukraine, russia they'll do everything for this man. i know, i asked. >> so have those public hearings on capitol hill impacted public opinion? what the polls and people are saying next. saying next. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. i'm a regular in my neighborhood. i'm a regular at my local coffee shop and my local barber shop. when you shop small you help support your community - from after school programs to the arts! so become a regular, m

we have janessa webb joining us from new york's laguardia airport. tell you, all eyes will be on the skies, lots of people traveling. what do we expect for the big week ahead? >> reporter: alex, you know, this is just storm number one. many people this morning they are braving the elements trying to get out quickly from laguardia to jfk and all of the northeast. i'm just getting reports from the national weather service, we've already seen about a half an inch to near an inch of rain in portions of new york so that ponding and minor flooding is still going to take place and the temperatures have really just dropped in the last hour. now, many of our -- the travelers that we talked to this morning, they're not really concerned. here is one of them. >> so are you concerned about the holiday travel? we have two big storms that are headed our way, so -- >> no, i don't really think about that. i'm a positive thinker, i just think, okay, we are going to leave on time, catch the cruise and not be concerned about that. >> reporter: alex, so we're really lovi

down the coast later in the week snow, ice and cold, an early winter trio impacting millions >>> janessa webb is here tracking the temperatures for us. >> good morning. the system moving quickly, it'll be in and out of the ohio valley this morning but major delays on the backside of the system squalls are going to persist, and the lake enhancement impacting cleveland, erie, and buffalo as well for the next 24 hours. snowfall remains on the light side for elevations. it is warm for new york city, boston, philadelphia, so torrential rain but on the dividing line we're seeing syracuse with freezing rain right now causing the dangerous slick conditions to the south we have 21 million impacted with freeze watches and warnings for at least the next few hours. i think this will start to be lifted this afternoon but by tomorrow we're talking about temperatures in the 20s across the south. sub zero range for the upper midwest. >> places not used to that sort of weather certainly not this time of year. >>> house democrats are bolstering their case on the impeachment inquiry on the eve of public te

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what about the big week ahead, janessa?alex, we are trying to brave the elements today and in storm one, it is not overwith and as you said, the slick spots will get worse as the temperatures are freezing over. and so this system is going to pull away and a lot of people this morning were really caught off guard by the rain. we talked to a few. >> we are just glad to be going home today. >> so, we live in indiana, and so we won't be traveling over thanksgiving, but nervous to get out today. >> and we were not aware of the rain until we woke up this morning, but, yeah, we were somewhat concerned. >> i feel okay. i feel like everyone here is kind of used to it by now, and so it is a little bit crazy, but i feel like everybody is used to it by now. >> you know, they got lucky, because the rain is starting to pick up now, and also torrential rains are starting to happen in manhattan where we are dealing with the minor flooding, and alex, as you said, we have storm system two, and this is the timing of when it is going to happen

okay, janessa.ee will hold its first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry. with a new committee comes new rules. chairman jerry nadler in a letter to the president set a deadline for the president to decide if he wants participate in these hearings, giving him an opportunity to mount a defense of the inquiry that he has repeatedly called a partisan sham. joining me now, nick akerman, former assistant special watergate prosecutor. nick, with a welcome, how do you think, first of all, these hearings differ from what we saw with the intel committee? >> well, i think what they're going to be doing is looking at the evidence or kind of judging what the evidence is is that the intel committee came up with. apparently, they're going to have some experts on impeachment that are going to testify about past impeachments and how it's done. there's also a question about whether or not, are they going to be considering parts of the mueller report with the obstruction of justice to determine whether that sho

let's switch gears and bring in janessa for a quick check of the weather. >>> good morning.we feel like it is over. >> we barely had time to enjoy it. >> didn't get much of a chance. >> good fall weather, 80 to about 60. and then it seems as wer f-we're about to go to ten. >> yes, completely over for much of the nation. up ever midwest and the midwest, it's coming for you, the chill. and cold front number one, temperatures about ten to 15 degrees below average. but the big weather story this week is going to happen wednesday afternoon. and this is that second cold front and it will drop our temperatures from montana, to bismarck, nearly 20 to 25 degrees employee average. and it will continue its trek to the midwest. across the great lakes, and the temperatures will continue to drop, along with this front, it's called a clipper system, it will cause enhanced moisture across the great lakes, where squalls persist, it is going to be the term we're looking at all week long. with that lake enhancement, it is really difficult to flock or, it is difficult to forecast how much snow

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. >> let's switch gears and bring in our meteorologist with an update on weather, janessa webb, how iss really experiencing the climate change, due to the ice melting in the area. anchorage, alaska, here, we have many locations, snowier than anchorage and typically they see about ten inches of snow for this time of the year. and how many locations do you think has seen more snow than anchorage? >> that's a tough one. >> i am going to say denver. >> how many locations in total? >> like five. >> well, look at this. 4,000. >> 4,000. >> 4,000 locations, okay? >> have seen significant snowfall this year, more than anchorage alaska and the jet stream continues to dip here. and even new york city could possibly see their first snowfall before anchorage so we're looking at the forecast in the next 24 to 36 hours, and this could significantly change, it is well to the north, from northern new england, to syracuse, as well, we're forecasting moderate to heavy snow. the problem is the front is going to make its way through, we are not going to see significant snowfall for new york city, for washi

nbc news meteorologist janessa web has the latest. >> we have 76 million people that are going to beo major systems from the midwest to the northeast. it's the biggest travel day of the year. people coming back from thanksgiving, and look at all the airport delays we're going to see from minneapolis to chicago, we were already experiencing an hour to two-hour delays. it's really going to increase in the next 24 hours, expect delays from boston, all the way into the washington. first this starts off as that rain mixture. new york city starts to deal with some freezing rain, and then we're talking about accumulating snow for new york city going into sunday evening to monday. also another storm system that's brewing for the west, if you are traveling from seattle, portland to san francisco, expect major delays for your sunday. we'll be right back. whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. so when her car got hit, she didn't worry. she simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said... i got this. usaa insurance is made the way kate needs it - easy. she can even pick her