. >>> nbc meteorologist janessa webb is here with our holiday travel forecast. good morning to you, janessa. >> good morning. pacific northwest, we're seeing another storm system that's starting to brew, but we are unfortunately dealing with flood advisories and warnings taking place in miami right now the band of moisture will start to make its way out, and things will start to dry out, finally, for your christmas eve another wave of rain though for los angeles to san diego that's going to cause flood concern, at least throughout the afternoon. all the way to the bay area. even the cascades, we are forecasting potential up to 6 to 9 inches then look at all this snow it is going to be for the higher elevations above 7,000 feet. 9 to 12 inches of snow you'll be playing in it for your christmas eve ane sunshine to s off your morning before that storm system makes its way in for california i'm kind of excited to see this. look at all the snow >> christmas. >> for the higher elevations skiers, get to it. >> all right >> sounds like a plan. thanks, janessa. >>> ahead,

. >> let's bring in nbc meteorologist janessa webb on more of what we can expect a mess out there. >> it is a mess. it'll expand from the plains to the northeast. this setup right now is just the beginning for kansas city to st. lou louis. we've already had report of 13 inches kind of seeing a lull in the weather pattern, but things will rev up once again. on the southern side of this system is severe weather we're going to be under a heightened risk for tornadoes from louisiana to mississippi. 62 million under winter weather advisories to winter storm warnings this morning. this will expand to boston, northern new england we could increase up to 80 million people due to the system. >> holiday errands will not get done hopefully people stay safe. >>> congressman jeff van drew is facing an exodus over saying he may switch parties over impeachment. six staffers announced resignation so far they say in part, quote, the decision does not align with the values we brought to this job. his legislative director and communications director are among those departing. the democratic congressiona

. >> all right so he says plenty of cold left how much is plenty here's nbc's meteorologist janessa webbing the storm. good morning, janessa. >> good morning. it continues to wreak havoc across the south with over 37 tornadoes in the last 24 hours the squall line continues to brew, but really starting to let up on the northern side of the system, you can see the pink, that's freezing rain, a little bit of gropple in pittsburgh and new york city, on top that of snow cleveland to buffalo. that's where you'll see the significant snowfall in the next 24 hours accumulation up to 6 to 8 inches new york city, pittsburgh, central pennsylvania, you're not seeing that much snow, but the ice accumulation is going to be a very detrimental and treacherous this morning as people are venturing out for their early morning commute. make sure you're taking it slow. >> wise words. thank you, janessa >>> all right, another setback for boeing this morning. the aircraft maker has announced it is temporarily shutting down production of the troubled 737-max. the plane has been grounded worldwide since march aft

nbc meteorologist janessa webb is here with our latest forecast good morning i'll get that out. >> good morning. this is a very impressive and messy system that is impacting the southeast and now portions of the mid-atlantic. south carolina, charleston, to north carolina, you're on our radar, along with atlanta. so we are going to see these major hubs like atlanta, jacksonville, florida, deal with the possible delays today, as this system continues to make its way through. we are talking about wind gusts up to 35 to 40 miles per hour across coastal areas of the carolinas into atlanta as well so make sure you're packing your patience as this system continues to make its way through. it should push offshore by tuesday. also pacific northwest, l.a.x. to san diego, watching another storm system as well >> sounds good thank you. >>> capitol hill is quiet amid the holiday break but the buzz around impeachment is still building there is new information about the now infamous day last july when president trump called ukraine's leader asking for a favor. a trove of previously unreleased emails h

nbc news meteorologist janessa webb has the latest. >> people are trying to head home, richard and theylt with the same thing when they were leaving for thanksgiving. now another storm system coast to coast storm that's making its way across the northeast. on the back edge, chicago dealing with major delays due to a rain and snow mixture, but our forecast has predominantly changed for the northeast due to a squall that is starting to set up across philadelphia, and that is really going to impact the area for the next 24 to 36 hours. i do want to show you the advisories, now we currently have 44 million under winter weather storm warnings, winter storm watches or advisories, until tuesday afternoon. so major delays going to be happening already for jfk to laguardia, newark seeing delays up to two hours, so if you're headed to the northeast, expect delays and cancellations for your monday to tuesday afternoon. i want to show you the change in the forecast, just in the last hour. we were thinking interior new york to northern new england, we're going to see the bulk of this system still fo

. >> let's hand it over to janessa webb with the holiday forecast merry christmas. >> we're going totinue to see that warm air building across the midwest and the plains today we're starting off kind of a cool start for the northeast new york city 35 degrees for philadelphia you're below the freezing mark but i promise you that warm air is going to start to shift well to the east. 71 for tulsa, so some of these spots today are going to be 25 degrees above average. well above average for december sta standar standards. here's a closer look at your day ahead. >> the cloud coverage plays from central texas into new orleans, a high of 69 i'm still kind of split in between, you know, i wanted a white christmas but i'll take all this warm air. >> mild weather. >> a mild christmas is fine. if you're not going to have snow, i'll take it all day long. >> it's a beautiful day. >> silver lining, it's christmas. >> just ahead, the ultimate encore for the singer who stole our hearts on america's got talent >> and still a disaster months after dorian we return to the island where they're strugglin

. >> keep a close eye with janessa webb about who is going to be in the path >> it is a double-sided system we have severe weather and the northern side that is snow, rain and ice for parts of the midwest and northeast. radar pretty lit up across ohio valley to washington that will continue to slide into the northeast in the next few hours. this is a large swath of winter weather advisories now impacting 42 million snowfall forecast here is not significant snow but it will be the accumulation of ice, rain, sloppy mixture for northern new england up to 4 to 6 inches. watching this closely and coming up we'll talk about the severe side to the south. >> thank you >>> in two days, the house will take the historic vote of impeachment. filing a 658-page report of their articles of impeachment. mr. trump is doubling down on his defense spending much of the weekend attacking political rivals suggesting that house speaker pelosi's teeth were falling out. and continued to refer to the matter as a hoax tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. >> as we have seen, this is quite a process b

nbc's janessa webb. >>>. >>> new details on the london bridge. british media is identifying one of the victims killed on friday as a 25-year-old graduate of the university of cambridge. merritt's father described him as a beautiful spirit who took the side of the underdog. merritt helped to organize the prisoner reform conference where the stabbings began. police have declined to confirm his identity, saying they are rating a coroner's report and forensic teams are still collecting the evidence from the scene. we are learn tag president trump has called prime minister boris johnson. what more you can tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah that phone call happened in the wake of the london bridge attack. meanwhile, you know, there is political fallout here in the uk from what unfolded at the london bridge earlier in the week. keep in mind that the general election here is just 12 days away and the attack has quickly become political. at issue, the fact that the convicted terrorist of a suspect at the heart of the attack was out of prison only servi

. >>> nbc meteorologist janessa webb joining us there. we saw the snow there and earlier, as well, impacting travel it'll be messy out there. >> right this is a powerful storm, and it starts to rev up by the noon hour, 2:00, then it will expand throughout your evening. right now, satellite composite banding. we have a change in our forecast we potentially could have a band set up from new york city to philadelphia that's about a 200-mile difference we're waiting on our models to come to 6 inches across highs in the mid 50s also, seattle dealing with some rain throughout your afternoon so some uncertainty, but this is definitely a hefty system that's going to cause major delays. >> as we've seen before thanksgiving, after and even now. janessa, thank you. >>> it is officially christmas at the white house first lady melania trump revealed the white house decorations. the theme is spirit of america the first lady sweeting out this video showing multiple rooms in the white house filled with christmas trees decorated are bulbs, lightlights, ri

. >> janessa webb joins us with the holiday forecast janessa, good morning. >> good morning.erry christmas. and merry christmas to everybody. we're going to continue to see very warm temperatures across the midwest into the northeast this morning waking up to a little bit of a chill. you need a light coat handy. temperatures new york city 35 degrees. boston currently at 33 we'll continue to see warm air, though, make its way across chicago into st. louis as well not seeing a white christmas just an abundance of sunshine. high of 68 for today many of these temperatures, folks, are about 20 to 25 degrees above average. even pittsburgh a high midwest. lots of sunshine for the central texas. a high of 73 you know, phillip was asking me is it kind of a quiet weather pattern? giving me a break. that's a nice gift thank you. >> all is quiet. it's not going to be a white christmas, i think mild temperatures are the second best thing, second best way to go thanks, janessa. >>> so thanks to two heroic firemen it will be a very merry christmas for a lucky dog. this poor pup fell through

nbc meteorologist janessa webb is watching where it's headed tonight. janessa? >> peter, this is an intensifying storm system that has already dropped about a half a foot of snow across the upper midwest. right now the northeast dealing with that wintery mix along with widespread rain. it's the ice accumulation that's going to be pretty much widespread across boston to northern new england where we could see upwards of a quarter inch of ice. on top of that, 12 to 15 inches, but the back side across the midwest, things will start to look a lot better for your monday. now, ice will continue to be a problem along with gusty wind, but by tuesday, the storm system pushes offshore. cooler temperatures behind the front. >> janessa, thanks so much. >>> overseas now to australia where tens of thousands are fleeing deadly wildfires that keep growing there. they have been burning for months, killing at least nine people, and officials now fear thousands of koalas too. in sydney tonight, new outrage that the famed new year's fireworks show will go on. matt bradley has the d

. >>> let's get a check with nbc meteorologist janessa webb to see what she is watching. >> good morningcific northwest under winter weather advisories for the upper midwest. this is a strong cold front making its way through it'll continue to deteriorate throughout the afternoon from bismarck to international falls. unfortunately, the temperatures will not climb back. day time highs today, minneapolis, a h highs, only in 40s for seattle to portland. quiet for now, but another storm system about to hit seattle. i'll show you when coming up. >> here we go. thank you, janessa. >>> still ahead, celine dion takes a tumble off the charts. >>> taylor swift is ki ttanghem over, snags a new title in the process. filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics (bubbles popping) and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. fabric refresher even works for clothes you want to wear another day. make febreze part of your clean

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nbc's janessa webb, with all you need to know >> we have the southern storm that's been acting up since christmas eve. it's starting to finally exit. behind that system is some scattered snowfall right now northern new england, boston still dealing with that kind of wintry mix that will skirt out of here by this afternoon. we've already seen half an inch of accumulation. now, snow for the higher elevations still forecasting for toda up toy, >>> what i can promise you, though, is things will start to dry out. we'll take a look at that 2020 forecast coming up >> great outlook for the start of the new year. new decade, too. thank you, janessa in today's quick hits, after 12 years of hosting the cma awards, carrie underwood is stepping aside. she said one of the highlights of last year -- this year hosting with reba mcintyre it's time to pass the torch. >> arnold schwarzenegger hit the slopes he shared it on instagram. they have been friends for decades. >> and the final test of the world famous times square crystal ball ahead of tonight's ball drop. more than a million people are equity an

. >>> some ups and downs weather wise here is nbc's janessa webb talking about some of the temperatures, too. >> right pretty good sleeping weather people saying with all the rain they're seeing across the northeast and midwest, right now we're going to see kind of a lull in the weather pattern then the rain stars to pick up once again. also, the big headline today is we have a narrow band of snow that's starting to develop around dallas to little rock it will cause little to accumulation this morning into your afternoon could pick up significant accumulation for parts of the south going in later tonight so accumulation for rain, once again, that will start to rev out throughout your afternoon. to up to an inch more out to th el paso, high of 57 with the cloud cover in place for texas we'll talk about this snow forecast coming up when the 60s will start to fade away. >> that's what's up. >> yeah, right snow and bye-bye to 60s. >> can't wait for that thanks, janessa. >>> today's quick hits pet smart shoppers in louisiana were in for an unexpected surprise when miss ffit walked . >>> a 20

thank you, hallie. >> a quick check of your holiday forecast with janessa webb. >> good morning.pacts for the southeast. this was an impressive system that brought over a foot of rain in parts of southern georgia and coastal areas of south carolina. the front will make its way through. and behind the front still very gusty whippeds to about 30 to 40 miles per hour. not seeing delays across the east coast, that's good news. completely different weather pattern, setup for the pacific northwest, we're watching two storm systems that are going to impact los angeles to the phoenix area. we'll see minor delays today. but salt lake into the colorado area. the higher elevation forecasting up to a foot of snow. so, if you're hitting the slopes for this christmas day holiday, we are going to see massive snow in that area. for the lower elevations up to three to six inches. and unfortunately for this big-time travel day, that's going to cause cancellations and delays. the rain will be widespread, nearly two inches for los angeles. you rarely see that in the winter months. and it will contin

now it is moving east, janessa webb is tracking the storm. >> good morning. >> good morning willie.e have this massive storm all tl way into ohio valley. it is a double sided system on the northern side. we have seen about a foot of snow. it will continue to track across the ohio valley. it will be a significant ice bed for new york city, philadelphia, all the way into boston. also, the heavy snowfall it will continue across the great lakes and northern new england. look at accumulations up to 9 to 18 inches, it is going to be dice s dicey. it will be widespread from minneapolis into atlanta. >>> president trump is closing out 2019 at his mar-a-lago. the president spent part of his saturday attacking nancy pelosi over impeachment. nbc's hans nichols is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: as the president lingers, an impeachment limbo, he continue to lash out at nancy pelosi who's responding with silence. >> after an outing to his golf club. president trump is teeing off on nancy pelosi. >> crazy nancy pelosi should spend more time on her decaying city. one of th

. >> let's go to weather right now and a check of all of that, with nbc meteorologist janessa webb. >> we have a lot of key in the northeast trying to hit the roadways and get to their destination for the holiday, but we do have soaking rain, for the southeast, unfortunately, and it has been all weekend long, we have already seen about five to six inches across southern georgia. the great news is the storm system is starting to let up. but we're also going to continue to watch these bands really affecting myrtle beach and into the carolinas as well. so if you have flights out of atlanta, this morning, you are going to see some minor delays. but accumulation will start to let up in that area. locally, we could still see another five to eight inches across charleston, so that is another hub, if you're trying to get out of there, even myrtle beach, you're going to see these delays. now, we're seeing this kind of thaw/freeze effect, if you're hitting the roadways, you need to take it slow this morning before temperatures start to warm up. i do want to talk about the travel concerns, as th

. >> that will make a difficult commute more difficult be safe throughout janessa webb, we appreciatetraight ahead, new developments in the impeachment indwyerry ahead of more new hearings. >>> plus, breaking down what could be another december to remember, or maybe one to forget does anybody remember what happened to the markets last year futures don't. they're up 135 points. and we're back in two minutes. do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ >>> welcome back and good morning. check on some of the morning's other top stories outside of the world of money and business. frances rivera in new york with that good morning. >> good morning to you, brian. the house judiciary committee will hold its first impeachment hearings on wednesday. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler had invited the white house to participate and last night he got a response. an emphatic no in a letter to the chairman wh

millions of people traveling home after the thanksgiving weekend today, so today with us nbc's janessa webb to let us know how much snow we could see, how long this is going to last and the kind of mess we are in for, so take it away. >> alex, we have this storm system already making its way across the midwest and impacting portions of the northeast. the problem is this morning you can see that dividing line, temperatures are very cool for upstate new york to interior northeast, and that's why you're seeing pink currently on the radar. we never like to see that because that is precipitation in the form of freezing rain to sleet, so expect things to really get sloppy here very quickly. the backside of this system still impacting chicago into green bay where they have already seen about two to three inches and more accumulation throughout the day. so icing, it will be minimal, but driving conditions very treacherous and if you're trying to get out of major airports really going to be a problem for delays early this morning into midafternoon before this storm system transitions over to widespr

heavy snow, ice, strong windstr tracking the storm for us is janessa webb, and janessa, to you. >> alex massive storm is continuing to brew, and we are talking about nearly 20 inches of snow forecasted for southern minnesota, and also the ice layer is a huge issue, and this is going to continue to stretch from the great lakes to the northeast. if you are in areas of the northeast, you will start to note this wintry precipitation, and to enter later tonight, and the winter weather advisories and the blizzard watch is issued and the ice warnings are going to be in place for the next day and a half as this storm system is going to make its way through, and the timing is very important, and snow continues for the northeast. and also, we have not talked about the severe weather threat for the south from nashville to memphis where a squall line is going to continue to persist, and new york, from boston to connecticut, and we will see the major icing around and the forecast is going to cost for up to half an inch up to northern new england where we could see 6 to 8 inches and possible delays w

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msnbc meteorologist janessa webb is in studio and correspondent kathy park is at laguardia airport at nyc. we'll go to you first, janessa. so, what are we looking forward to, or not, this weekend? >> alex, thunderstorm a massive system that actually started on christmas day in the southwest, and it continues to gain steam for the upper midwest. it's a double-sided system. on the upper side, upper midwest, from minneapolis to chicago, we're dealing with that kind of rain and snow mixture. on the southern side of the system, severe weather, the possibilities of tornadoes, also damaging winds throughout your afternoon. right now we have 14 million that are impacted for the upper midwest, under winter storm warnings, ice warnings, winter weather advisories. and in the forecast the next 24 to 36 hours, i do think this expands into the oregon valley, also the great lakes as well. so, this is just beginning. and you can see from satellite composite radar, alex, i'm really concerned about the ice accumulation, you know when you get that thin layer. the driving conditions are very hazardous ac