. >> our coverage continues at accuweather with meteorologist jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. a wintry week lies ahead of us. we start off with some snowfall. that across the dakotas on to the great lakes. disruptive snow in many locations. 6 to 12 inches expected spreading out of montana into minnesota and wisconsin. that does include the twin cities. 6 to 12 inches by the time all is said and done. this will bring in a shot of much colder air of arctic air spreading to the eastern seaboard by friday. more like january than november. a good 10 to 20 degrees below average. another way to visualize this year it will be ten-plus days in many of these locations, northern plains, upper midwest before temperatures rise above the freezing point. >> developing right now, a plane crash has killed prominent evangelical paster miles munroe. he and eight other people were killed. everyone on board was killed. the plane exploded an impact colliding with a crane at a shipyard and plunging into a junkyard. pastor munroe was an author and business consultant. >

let's get the latest from accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. a wintry week lies ahead of us. more like january than november in many locations. to start things off, some snowfall. a developing winter storm. see the snow moving out of montana will spread eastward. the area of the pressure. a stripe of 6 to 12 inches of snow out of montana across the plains all the way to wisconsin. that includes minneapolis. 6 to 12 inches of snow by the time all is said and done. a mess on the roadways. this will bring in a push of arctic air. temperatures like january, 10 to 20 degrees below average. that cold will push to the eastern seaboard by friday. t.j. and tai, back to you. >>> here's the rest of today's forecast. fair along the pacific coast and sunny in the southwest. except for some showers and thunderstorms in florida. >>> los angeles, memphis and atlanta will reach about 70 degrees today. the upper 70s for the south, along the gulf coast, and upper 50s along the great lakes and in the northeast. enjoy it while you can. >>> we turn to a little super

. >> our coverage with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey continues. orning, jim. >> good morning, reena and t.j. arctic cold pushed all the way south to the gulf coast. temperatures well below average. thesior expected early morning lows. 23 in oklahoma city. 30 in dallas. 34 in memphis before the sunrises. and then you compare this to average from the northern rockies into the plains, 20 to 40 degrees below average across colorado and wyoming. and this cold will continue to spread eastward as we head to the end of the week. reena and t.j., back to you. >> jim dickey, thank you. >>> the governor of missouri says law enforcement is prepared to keep people safe once the grand jury decision is announced in the michael brown case. weeks of protest followed the shooting death of the unarmed teen. they are trying to make insure things reman calm. some ferguson residents worry police are the ones who will become heavy handed. >> that ugliness was not representative of missouri and cannot be repeated. >> when you see police in riot gear it does something to yo

accuweather's jim dickey tracking this storm and the cold blast for the midwest and east coast. jim. >> good morning, reena and t.j. we're tracking a strengthening area of low pressure that continues to move north and eastward along the eastcoast. we keep snow in place early on here in northern new england. some cases heavy snow. we're talking a fresh foot in portions of northern main. behind that, cold air drawn in out of the north and west. strong gusty winds. it will feel like the 20s and 30s across much of the northeast. this is a preview for next week. a powerful storm system, historic strong system, area of low pressure will swarm over the bering sea. bringing arctic air into the lower 48. it will feel like december or january. that pushing to the eastern seaboard by wednesday. back to you. >> jim dickey, thank you so much. >>> apparently there's more of it if you are invested in stocks. the dow and s&p opened at record highs. those indices along with the nasdaq poeftsed gains of about 0.5% yesterday? the driving force behind current market gains is strong corporate earnin

let's get the lost an this from accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. tracking a strengthening storm system that's going to become a powerful area of low pressure heading north and eastward into the great lakes. a wide range of impacts. the rain will be heavy at times as it tracks north and eastward. that rain with a big-time warm-up will increase snow melt here and the rainfall from minor to moderate flooding across the buffalo area. the areas that have seen so much snowfall. adding weight to the snow pack as well. increased risk for roof collapse throughout the day. >>> folks, you don't see this often in sports, but i'm going to tell you you're going to see something that maybe you'll never see again in football. this is the game last night between the cowboys and giants. one of the best, if not the best catch in nfl history. look at him. odell beckham jr. of the giants. lays ot flat on his back and snatches it with one hand. he ended up catching this with about two fingers. you'll be seeing this all day and night. both teams had the lead in the secon

. >>> jim dickey has been tracking this new storm system. good morning, jim. >> good morning, reena and t.j. a warm day across much of the east. 60s and 70s. 78 in d.c. would be a new record high. 60 in burlington and buffalo. the combo of heavy rainfall here will lead to flooding as we melt the snow along with the increased roof collapse risk for the day. the push of much colder air moving eastward. it sets the stage for our next storm system, which, poor timing, will ride up the coast wednesday, one of the biggest travel days of the year. we're going to see soaking rain, potentially heavy snow. be mindful of this as we head toward thanksgiving. back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> it appears that today's deadline with iran for a deal on their nuclear program will be extended. ir narks wants all nuclear-related sanctions lifted immediately. that is something president obama has all but ruled out. >>> a security scare at a texas army post. fort sam houston was in lockdown for several hours last night after a report of a suspicious vehicle. >>>

for more, we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, t.j. and tai. storm system coming together will pivot to canada. this brings a fresh shot of arctic air to the north and west. another cold couple of days. for the eastern half of the country, we're seeing some snow in spots. not along i-95, back into ontario and quebec. back across the ohio valley. 3 to 6 inches piling up. with the cold moving over the relatively warmer lakes, we're talking about big-time lake-effect snow. feet of lake-effect snow not out of the question. t.j. and tai, back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> welcome news to american catholics. pope francis confirming his first trip to the united states. the catholic leader will be in philadelphia to attend world family day in september. the big event is held every three years. it's expected to be one stop on a larger tour of north america which could include new york, washington, d.c., and mexico city. the vatican is expected to confirm any additional u.s. stops next year. >>> a surgeon who contracted ebola while treating peo

the great lakes region days away from any relief from this latest round of snow. >> accuweather's jim dickey the latest. good morning, jim. >> good morning, reena and t.j. lake effect snow ramping up once again here this morning. band setting up will shift its way southward through the buffalo area. many of the same areas that have seen tremendous snowfall amounts going to pick up an additional one to two feet making a bad situation that much worse. it's really a widespread issue across the great lakes. lake effect snow through the day today. additional 6 to 12 inches downwind of the lakes. locally up to two feet. back to you. >>> here's the rest of the forecast. another burst of arctic air hits the upper great lakes. temperatures 30 degrees below normal. rain moves into northern california and the pacific northwest. showers in florida. mild in the southwest. >> 16 degrees in minneapolis. 20s in chicago and detroit. 40s in salt lake city, boston and washington, d.c. 60s in l.a., dallas and new orleans. 78 to you folks in miami. >>> u2 front man bono is in far worse shape than we first though

snowfall of the season for new england where they'll spend thanksgiving morning digging out. >> jim dickey, good morning, jim. >> good morning, happy thanksgiving, of course still seeing snowfall out there. this is the same storm that brought all the travel issues up and down the i-95 corridor on wednesday. coming down heavily across portions of new england in particular. numerous reports here as this has been a heavy wet snowfall. as far as storm totals are concerned, stripe of six to 12 inches extending from where we have seen the snow end across pennsylvania into west virginia and up on into new england. some spots though, particularly across maine will end up with a bit more of a foot. good news is the storm is departing, taking the snowfall with it. still some snow through the morning hours, but by the noontime hour, it'll end in maine. back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> its been a relatively quiet night in ferguson as hundreds of national guard troops patrol the streets. >> demonstrators called for change. abc's reporter reports. >> reporter: all of this in the name of michael brown

accuweather's jim dickey tracking the storms. >> good morning, reena and t.j.eing drawn across the relatively warm lakes with strong gusty winds here. seeing significant lake effect snow throughout the day. whiteout conditions, road closures and feet of snow expected here. that includes the buffalo and cleveland areas. the snow should stay just off to the north and east but those could make their way in at times. that cold pushes to the gulf coast with that many spots challenging records in these morning hours. back to you. >>> moving on to the drug enforcement agency's surprise inspections of nfl teams on sunday. five teams were involved. federal agents acted as part of an ongoing investigation into potential violations of the controlled substances act that investigation stems from a lawsuit filed by more than 1,200 former players. >> they allege that for years nfl teams illegally distributed painkillers in a way that left many of them addicted. >> we will never know what we really were taking at times. and i could stand by that. >> no arrests were made after

here's accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. good news here.t 24 hours that set up off of lake erie. see it moving south. moving south of buffalo. that southward trend continues. that will allow the band to dissipate as we track through the morning. it will be cold all across the northeast back into the upper midwest. realfeel temperatures in the single digits and down below zero. back to you. >>> the lights will dim on broadway tonight to mark the passing of mike nichols. he also won a grammy and oscar and several emmys. here's abc's dan harris with a look back at his remarkable career. >> mrs. robinson, you're trying to seduce me. >> reporter: he was the man behind the camera in some of the most iconic scenes in hollywood's most unforgettable movies. from "the graduate" to "working girl." >> i have a head for business and a bod for sin. >> reporter: mike nichols, it is safe to say, is a true legend of american entertainment, one of the few people ever to win an oscar, tony, emmy and grammy. >> the winner is mike nichols. >> reporter: his was

jim dickey has the latest for us. >> good morning.ff of the great lakes here. particularly this band we've been watching since early tuesday morning. set up just to the south of buffalo. well over four feet of snow. under that band, very much localized. travel a few miles to the north. it's so hard to forecast these lake effect snow events. does wind down a bit. that lake effect snow headed through the day today. it will ramp back up tonight into thursday. more snow to come off lake erie. off of lake michigan as well. whiteout conditions, big time snow totals in these areas here, too. staying cold as well. many spots challenging record lows across the southeast once again this morning. back to you. >>> now for the rest of the forecast, wind chill advisories posted as far south as tampa. rain to california and oregon. red flag warnings in southern california until tonight. >> 60s in los angeles and dallas. 70s in phoenix and miami. 50s in denver and atlanta. 30s in the great lakes to the northeast. 22 in minneapolis. >>> a wild chase a

meteorologist jim dickey continues our coverage from accuweather. >> good morning.ld has arrived. these your early morning low temperatures across the northern plains and upper midwest. minus 1 in bismarck. 21 in minneapolis. you can make out where this front is across illinois and portions of missouri. 40s in chicago and st. louis. that cold air will be spreading in. a good deal below average across much of the region here. 20 to 40 degrees below average. northern rockies, some spots don't get above zero at all. >>> a frightening emergency landing aboard a small plane near houston. after making several attempts to land and circling the airport in spring, texas, the single engine cessna touched down on its belly, tilted forward on its nose. it did finally skid to a stop. two people on board, both pilots, climbed out on their own and walked away unharmed. >>> 15 hikers from a church group are back with their families. the stranded group called police for help. a helicopter plucked them from the wilderness. it turned into an overnight adventure when they became worn o

accuweather's jim dickey has the latest. >> good morning.as settled into the nation's midsection. these are expected early morning lows. 7 in bismarck, 5 in pierre. 10 in minneapolis. chicago falling to 24. good deal colder than yesterday. that cold pushed into texas. not as cold as the north but compared to average, just frigid. 30 in dallas. 23 in oklahoma city. 20 in lubbock. a good many spots, 20 to 40 degrees below average during the day. reena and t.j., back to you. >>> now to major new effort by president obama on climate change. the president announcing in china overnight the u.s. will move much faster in cutting pollution. he set a new target to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases by 26% to 28% over the next decade. they call it a game changer. >>> also in china, russian president vladimir putin made news offering china's first lady a shawl. a chivalrous sign in some cultures, but the chinese saw it as inappropriate and flirtatious. pictures of the gift were quickly scrubbed from chinese media. putin is considered a heartthrob a

accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is here with the forecast. ng, jim. >> good morning, reena and ryan. if you are headed out for early morning shopping, there's some snow to deal with. tracking a bit of light snow across the upper midwest and lake effect snow. even snow across the coast of new england with the storm system staying offshore. going to keep it cold across the east. 10 to 15 degrees below average. the real trouble spot is into the northwest, primarily the pacific northwest where we still keep some heavy rain in place through the day. reena and ryan, back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> for the second time in as many days, listen to this. smash and grab thieves have targeted a chicago clothing store. this time j.b.'s clothing store in north austin neighborhood. check this out. using a pickup truck to plow through the rear wall, the store manager says more than a dozen people jump out and help themselves to the expensive merchandise inside and then took off leaving the truck behind. it turned out to be stolen. it's interesting. these s

for more we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. >> good morning, t.j. and tai. storm system coming together will pivot out of canada. another cold couple of days ahead of us. for the eastern half of the country, some snow in spots. not along i-95. further westward into ontario and quebec. three to six inches piling up. with the cold moving over the relatively warmer lakes, lake effect snow. feet of lake effect snow for the next couple of days not out of the question. >>> on the 100th day since michael brown's killing, dozens of demonstrators lined the streets of st. louis calling for the arrest of officer darren wilson. there's new video of wilson just hours after he shot brown. in the past, they suggested he fired on michael brown after a fight saying wilson's face was swollen. >> the lack of injuries on the officer's face demonstrates that they exaggerated his injuries. >> the police have yet to comment on the video. a decision from the grand jury on whether to indict officer wilson is expected any day. >>> now to explosive sexual allegations swirling around c

. >> accuweather's jim dickey tracking this deadly storm. >> good morning. heavy lake effect snow continues across the great lakes. already over 4 feet in some spots in and around buffalo. it does wind down today, but a weak system presses through the late part of the day today. and the lake effect ramps up tonight through thursday. not done here. we are going to see amazing snow totals by the time it's said and done. and quite cold across the southeast. challenging cold in the early morning. back to you. >> thanks. >>> the three american rabbis killed in a terrorist attack in jerusalem have been buried. today they returned to the synagogue, the lone wolf attack, killing five people, including a police officer. the israeli prime minister promised a harsh response. president obama urged cooperation from both sides to ease tensions. >> tragically this is not the first loss of life that we have seen in recent months. too many israelis have died, too many palestinians have died. >> the homes of the alleged attackers were demolished, and they demolished the home

. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has details. good morning, jim. >> good morning, t.j. and tai. a wintry week lies ahead of us. we start things off here today with some snowfall. that across the dakotas and on to the great lakes. disrupting snow in many locations. a stripe of snow from montana into minnesota and wisconsin. it includes the twin cities. a good 6 to 12 inches by the time all is said and done. this brings in a shot of arctic air to the eastern seaboard by friday. again, it will feel more like january than november. a good 10 to 20 degrees below average. another way to visualize this. it will be ten-plus days in many of these locations, northern plains, upper midwest, before temperatures rise back above the freezing point. t.j. and tai, back to you. >> thank you, jim, as always. >>> breaking overnight, a well-known evangelical minister has died in a plane crash. myles monroe was killed in a plane crash in the bahamas. on his way to a leadership conference he was hosting. his learjet clipped a crane on the way in. the plane exploded when it hit the ground, ki

accuweather's jim dickey has the latest. jim, good morning. >> good morning. heavy rains continues in particular across texas. heading throughout the morning, from the dallas area to center to houston. on to san antonio. watch out for flooding. this tapping into moisture from vance which is moving into mexico here today. into thursday, then, this rain heads towards the east coast. watch the i-95 corridor, soaking rain spreading north from new york city to new england into the overnight hours. back to you. >>> still ahead, get your tickets out, someone just won $300 million. >>> also this morning, an update on a story we have been telling you about. police now releasing new details in the chilling kidnapping case caught on camera. why police want to talk to this man spotted some 70 miles away from the crime. >>> and the truth behind the fire ball this morning. what we know what was streaking what we saw across the sky. (tiffany) ask yourself what your children or cigarettes. for as long as i can remember, my mother smoked. she died from lung cancer when i was 1

accuweather's jim dickey is tracking this storm system. hey there, jim. >> good morning. an area of snowfall with us here this morning. up the 95 corridor. north of new york city but boston will see a mix. especially portland, bangor, maine, down east maine. a couple inches piling up. could be slick spots through the morning commute. locally as much as a foot. some spots here. the time all is said and done. speak thefg cold, brutal. minus 8 in bismarck. 8 in minneapolis. reena and t.j., back to you. >> jim, thanks so much. >>> the european spacecraft has ended up in the shadow of a cliff less than a mile from its intended target. it's managed to capture the first ever images from the surface of a comet but the problem now is that sunlight can't get into its solar panel after its rather rocky landing. >> we landed and bounced even more than what we thought yesterday actually. >> reporter: the good news is the probe is stable and scientists are trying to adjust its position. despite the problems, the landing is still considered one of the greatest scientific achievements of

. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey tells us what's in store. hi, jim. good morning. >> good morning. and happy thanksgiving. good news here on this thanksgiving, the storm that caused so many travel issues yesterday, that's departing taking the snow with it. early on still heavy snow but early afternoon it will be out of air. cold air drawn back behind it. chilly day but a better time of traveling across the east. still some snow showers into the great lakes. the nation's midsection, nice one across florida into southern california. reena and ryan, back to you. >> thanks etch. >>> breaking overnight over 100 protesters have been arrested in los angeles as they try to block traffic. the demonstrators still angry about the grand jury decision in ferguson. >> they had marched to a federal building and police headquarters but were turned away by lines of police in riot gear but if ferguson itself it was relatively calm overnight with the crowd dwindling. abc's karen travers is there and she joins us this morning. karen. >> reporter: good morning, ryan and r

let's get the forecast from accuweather's jim dickey. >> up the i-95 corridor, north of new york city. boston, a mix, and portland, bangor, maine, could be some slick spots in the morning commute. and lake effect snow. locally as much as a foot in some spots. and again, speaking of the cold, it will be brutal here this morning. minus 8 in bismarck, 8 into minneapolis. reena and t.j., back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> developing overnight, another ebola patient is heading to the u.s. for treatment. dr. martin delehe has been working in sierra leone, but he's a permanent resident of the u.s. living in maryland. he's expected to arrive in omaha tomorrow. it's one of four hospitals with areas fbs people with dangerous diseases. >>> and blasting the secret service for the security breakdown that allowed a man inside the door in september. >> there are alarming details about what went wrong. tahman bradley is here this morning. >> good morning. this is not at all what you would expect from the men and women sworn to protect the president. spectacular failures leading to a white house s

. >> our coverage continues with accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning.ing down for most across the upper midwest, the northern plains still holding on to snow across the u.p. of michigan into ontario. snowfall total up to 20 inches in some locations. most of this has already fallen across minnesota. the cold has pushed in. early morning low temperatures, 21 in minneapolis. nineus 1 in bismarck. >> jim, thank you. >>> the lava flow in hawaii has claimed its first house. the molten lock flowed underneath the home igniting the wooden blocks and the rest of the structure. the lava started in june. it's traveling about 3 to 5 yards an hour so the renters of this home had plenty of time to evacuate. families in florida's so-called sinkhole alley also evacuating. take a look at that. this sinkhole swallowed a car and most of a home's driveway in just 15 minutes. five other families nearby were also told to get out. more than 250 sinkholes were reported in the sunshine state last year. a third of them in just three counties. mgs. >> this is my hometown, sinkhole

. >> our coverage continues at accuweather with meteorologist jim dickey.morning. >> good morning. lake effect snow continues through these morning hours. we'll see more intermittent activity around the buffalo area compared to what we saw yesterday. over four feet of snow in some locations just south of the city. while we keep it intermittent today it winds back up tonight and on into and through our thursday. certainly more snow to come in the areas. into the southeast, cold air stays in place here. many spots challenging record lows through the early morning hours >> waiting for the grand jury decision in the shooting of bro. after declaring state of emergency, the governor was at a loss for words twhen came to the details of his game plan. here's more from abc's. >> listen to what he said when asked if he is ultimately responsible for keeping the peace. >> does the buck ultimately stop with you when it comes to how any protests are policed? >> you know, it -- >> it was a news conference over the phone the governor himself called. >> it's, you know, i ju

. >> and accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking it all. good morning, jim. >>> good morning reena and t.j. now to round two of lake effect snow for the buffalo area. winds picking up once again, allowing the band to form. it will drift its way southward here through the day. but under the band, whiteout conditions. snowfall rates, 5 inches an hour. an additional 1 to 2 feet in addition to what's on the ground. and across the great lakes, holding on to that lake effect snow. downwind of the lake, 6 to 12 inches. locally up to 2 feet. reena and t.j., back to you. >> all right, thank you so much. >>> president obama heads for a showdown with republicans in congress as he prepares to speak to the nation tonight on immigration. the white house photo you're seeing here showing him huddled with staff, working on the plan to allow up to 5 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country. abc's devin dwyer with the preview. >> reporter: for millions of american immigrants, today's announcement could be life-changing. >> we have a lot of children

. >> jim dickey had the details. >> a wintry week lies ahead of us. snowfall across the da coat thes and the great lakes. trending from montana into minnesota and wisconsin. it includes the twin cities. a good 6 to 12 inches by the time all is said and done. this brings in a shot of arctic air to the eastern seaboard by friday. a good 10 to 20 degrees below average. another way to visualize this. upper midwests, it will be ten plus days before temperatures go above the freezing point. >> thank you, jim, as always. >>> breaking overnight, a well-known evangelical minister has died in a plane crash. myles monroe was killed in a plane crash in the bahamas. the plane exploded when it hit the ground, killing all nine on board. there was heavy rain at the time. >>> president obama is in china this morning trying to strengthen economic ties with asia. >> vladimir putin is also there, but no official talks are scheduled so far. mary bruce is there. >> reporter: good morning, tai, good morning, t.j. or i should say good afternoon. the president touched down he

. >> we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. arctic cold has set up shop. frinld in the lower 48. 14 in minneapolis, minus 7 in denver. smashing the record of minus 3 in 1916. and 16 into lubbock, texas. and the relatively warmer lakes, lake effect snow. locally as much as a foot expected through friday. reena and t.j., back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> a story breaking overnight. u2 front man bono safe in berlin after a jet lost a rear door in midair. they were at 8,000 feet, a rear door fell off the jet and the luggage fell out. airport officials say there was no danger of crashing. it's being investigating. the three other members were not on the jet. >>> and trying to determine if chinese hackers broke into the national atmospheric and oceanic administration, reviewing security procedures after an attack in turkey. the pentagon calling it ugly and disturbing. here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: the attackers say they shot and released this video for the world to see. three u.s. sailors ignore the t. >> we define you as mur

jim dickey is here. >> many of us headed out to shop. a couple trouble spots. a couple spots we're watching. light light snow and ice in the upper midwest. watch for slick spots on the roadways. also, bursts of heavy rainfall. that's staying us with across the pacific northwest. deep moisture, and snow across the northern rockies. in the east, the issue will be the cold. temperatures down into the sirm single din single digits. chicago, 20s and 30s in the northeast and mid-atlantic. holding 10 to 15 below average. >>> thank you. a new york man on his way to a movie shoot in dubai has been arrested for carrying weapons. he had a pell let gun and machete in his luggage. >>> and pope francis is stepping into a major controversy. on his itinerary, a visit to the thousand-room palace. many say it's too extravagant and destroyed forest land and went ahead with it despite an injunction against it. >>> and japan is on alert after a volcano began erupting for the first time in 22 years. shooting plumes of ash more than 3,000 feet into the air. air travel in the country

. >> accuweather's jim dickey joins us now. good morning. >> good morning lake effect snow coming to an end. tracked this band that set up off of lake erie. moving south of buffalo. that southward trend continues. more south and west, allowing it to dissipate through the morning. but it's cold across the northeast back into the upper midwest. real female temperatures down below zero in many locations. back to you. >>> safety investigators are trying to figure out what caused an oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. one was killed and three hurt off the coast of new orleans. no pollution because gas or oil were not being produced at the time. >>> there were two more arrests overnight as protesters gathered in front of the police station in ferguson, missouri. the grand jury is expected to make the decision any day now in the shooting death of michael brown. and his father is urging his son's supporters to respond peacefully to the imminent decision. >> destroying property is not the answer. no matter what the grand jury decid

jim dickey has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. heavy rain across texas. heading throughout the morning, from dallas to houston, on to san antonio. and moisture from vance, moving into mexico here today. into thursday, then, this rain heads towards the east coast. watch the i-95 corridor, new york city, to new england overnight. back to you. >>> still ahead, get your tickets out, someone just won $300 million. >>> and an update on a story we have been telling you about. and the chilling kidnapping case caught on camera. why police to want talk to this man 70 miles away from the crime. >>> this morning, the fire ball. what we know what was streaking what we saw across the sky. >>> recapping the big election headline this morning, the republicans have prevailed. seizing control of the senate, dealing a punishing blow to democrats and president obama. new this morning, severe turbulence on a u.s.-bound air france jet it was forced to return to paris. the a-380 superjumbo jet was headed to new york when it encountered severe weather after takeoff. four crew me

. >> our coverage begins, accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. arctic cold in the midsection. early morning low temperatures, 7 in bismarck, 10 in minneapolis. chicago, falling to 24. a good deal colder than we were yesterday. and that cold pushed down into texas. now not the north, but it's frigid. 30 in dallas, down to 20 in lubbock. a good many spots, 40 degrees below average through the day. back to you. >>> thanks so much. president obama wrapping up his visit to china with a sometimes tense news conference overnight. >> nearly overshadowing a historic deal on climate change. >> reporter: good morning. president obama spent two days in close one on one meetings with china's president xi. trying to take their relationship to a new level. but after all that, it was clear they have a long way to go. xi refused to respond directly to a tough question from the u.s. press about obama's pivot to asia and press access for foreign journalists. he usually is highly scripted to the press. but it was moments after obama talked at length in the key areas

. >> and tracking it with accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. we have a brutally cold air mass over the great lakes, brought in by strong, gusty winds out of the northwest. significant lake effect snow throughout the day. and very much localized. where the bands set up, significant snowfall, whiteout conditions, feats of snow in some cases. and the buffalo area with a heavy band here. and snow in place through the day, winding down tonight through wednesday. cold air to the gulf coast with many spots challenging record loess. falling to the single digits in kansas city, and 10 in chicago. comes close to the record. and across the northeast, and the values in the single digits from minnesota to pennsylvania. back to you. >> thanks. >>> breaking overnight, a major escalation in the violence in israel. four killed in a terror attack in a synagogue in jerusalem. attackers burst in and assaulted worshippers with naives and axes. they were then killed by police in a shootout. believed to be palestinians. >> we came to pray. we were coming into the syn

accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is here with the forecast. good morning, jim. >> good morning. couple trouble spots across the lower 48. seeing some snowfall, light snow out of the dakotas in the upper midwest. a bondary between warmth out of the south. also some lake effect activity. bursts of heavier snow northeastern illinois, some spots picking up over six inches. also light snow along the coast into new england and then soaking rain into the northwest. reena and ryan, back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> new details about that daring raid by u.s. special forces who stormed an al qaeda hideout. hamish macdonald has more. reporter: two dozen u.s. commandos, including members of the navy's elite s.e.a.l. team six alongside yemeni forces. it was a daring and dangerous raid in yemen. and a clue as to why this high stakes mission took place. one yem bei soldier involved claims an american photojornlist taken over a year ago was among the group being held by al qaeda. along with a brit and south african, it's claimed they were all moved from the hideout justice two days before thi

the details from accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning. snow winding down for most across the upper midwest. the northern plains holding on to snow. and that's the bulls aye for this storm. 20 inches in some locations. most has fallen across minnesota into the northern plains. behind that, the snow has pushed in. and 21 in minneapolis, minus one in bismarck. down to 4 in pierre. back you. >>> thank you so much. and the other major story, in china, world leaders and president obama at an economic summit in beijing. poe posing for the photo here. and serious business, the president meeting with china over economic issues. >> reporter: good morning. president obama is getting down to business, attending apex business meetings have having a visit with president xi. it's a hearty discussion on the thornier issues where there may be potential for agreement, climate change and cyber security. president obama will bring up areas of staunch disagreement, including human rights. president obama is spending one-on-one time with president xi to develo