let's get the complete forecast now from accuweather's justin povick. justin, good morning. >> reena and kendis, thanks and good morning to you, as well. the northwest is going to be on the chilly side the next couple of days but not quite as stormy where it's going to be turning stormier, at least the central plains, that's the case here on this wednesday, lots of moisture streaming off to the north. so at the same time a front is sliding south and east so showers will arrive heading in towards thursday look at the huge change in temperature from northwest to southeast. reena and kendis, let's toss it back over to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> breaking through the clouds of donald trump's presidential campaign, a new bright spot. his wife. melania trump stumped with him for the first time in myrtle beach, south carolina, telling supporters he would be quote the best president ever. trump again called out hillary clinton as lacking the strength or the stamina to lead the country. >>> hillary clinton meantime, is appeasing immigration activists by take a

here's the latest from justin povick. good morning. >> reena and kendis, thanks and good morning to you. yesterday, we were tracking flooding and severe weather in the south plains. i think later on today, slowly this front will shift gears and head into the deep south and also the tennessee valley. not as much severe weather but still heavy rain and also thundery downpours. a lot of foug continuing in the northeast. and then some major heat kicking on later on in the day. reena and kendis, ba can over to you into thank you so much. the dungeness crab season is it california delayed because of that toxic contamination. experts saying eating the crabs could live to contamination. >> okay, so have you starred on your holiday cards as yet in the postal service says itpects to handle 15.5 billion mes of mail this season. >> come on, really? you've doneour holiday christmas cards before thanksgiving? >> who does cards anymore? that includes cards and packages. we should point that out. 30,000 seasonal workers are being hired t

. >> for the complete accuweather forecast we turn to meteorologist justin povick. good morning, justin and happy thanksgiving. >> reena and kendis, thanks. and good morning. happy thanksgiving to you, as well. high pressure is going to be drawing down some cold temperatures, and it's going to be a wintry day, believe it or not, from denver into northern nebraska where the snows will come down at a heavy clip. we're talking ice storm conditions over western kansas and the texas pan handle where we could have a quarter of an inch to a half an inch of ice. denver metro 3 to 6 inches of snow. very tricky travel throughout the daytime hours today and tomorrow throughout oklahoma and also kansas and then further south and east, the big concern is for a flood threat. thursday night and also into friday, extremely heavy rain over much of the south. reena and kendis, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> president obama trying to reassure americans who may still be jittery following the deadly paris attacks. the president insists there is currently no specific and credible

accuweather's justin povick is tracking it all for us, good justin. >> good morning to you, as well, happy thanksgiving. we're tracking heavy rain, we're tracking ice and even snow. i'll tell you no shortage of stories to talk about with regards to the weather on this thursday. strong storm system smack dab right in the center portion of the country and we have our hands full here with heavy rain, i think there's going to be some more flooding today, tonight and also into friday as warm, moist air continues to rise to the north and, again, in the same areas that had the flooding just a couple of weeks ago, oklahoma city and also southbound toward dallas. north and eastbound, as well. i'm thinking a generally 4 to 7 inches of rain, slippery conditions with ice more so from kansas city to amarillo. reena and kendis, back to you. >> all right, quite a busy weather weekend so far. thanks, justin. >>> the white house is offering reassurance looking to ease anxiety as millions gather for thanksgiving today. less than two weeks after the attacks on paris. >> president obama says they're doi

let's get the forecast from acuwaerkt's justin povick. hey, good morning to you,u, justin. >> reena and kendis thanks, and tons and tons of people hitting the roadways and also the airwaves for today. and well, it looks like we're going to have some problems across the nation's midsection. lots of gulf moisturetreaming to the north, meeting up with a very potent front, and we're concerned about some drenching showers from minneapolis to omaha and also kansas city. things will only escalate as we get toward thursday. soaking rains and some flooding possible now as well from chicago to dallas. an all-out ice storm taking shape over eastern colorado with heavy snow in denver. meanwhile, to the east it's balmy. high pressure in control. sunshine and temperatutures in many cities well into the 60s. reena and kendis, back to you. >> all right, justin, thank you. >>>>> it w't be just the weather that thanksgiviving travelers will have to be aware of this year. thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country are beefingg up surity at so-c

northern rockies right now and that system is moving eastward to the midwest and accuweather's justin povick has the forecast. good morning to you, justin. >> reena and kendis, thanks and gogood morni to you. very concerning with a strong storm system igniting severe weather over the central plains, later on today, all the ingredients coming together, moist air, cold air and a lot of jet stream dynamics and we're looking at a high in severe threat which could include tornado, damaging winds, large hail and flooding downpours covering a lot of real estate from iowa all theay into louisiana. reena and kendis, back to you. >> all right, justin, thanks. >>> it has beeeen a tense night with increased security in place on the campus of the university of missouri. protests over how racial incidents are dealtlt with brght about the resignation of the hool's president. well now campus police beefed up were posd on social media. police say there's no immediate threat to the campus. >>> well, encouraging news for jimmy carter three months after teing the world he has cancer a spokeswoman for the form h

accuweather's justin povick is tracking it all, good morning, justin. >> reena and kendis, thanks and good morning to you. a very active day throughout the southeast and also into the tennessee valley. not so much at the coastline, i think we have one more warm day with sunshine toward myrtle but there's going to be heavy rain along a cold front which is also going to produce some thundery downpours and potentially flash flooding and this is going to mount if anything over the course of the upcoming weekend as this front really slows down to a snail's pace. northeast, well, we're looking at fog here through the midday hours, but the good news is the sun comes back out later in the day and records again will be challenged. weekend. reena and kendis, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> breaking news now from brazil where a potential environmental disaster is in the making. a dam holding back waste from an iron mine has burst. burying a small town in toxic sludge. at least 17 have died. that toll is expected to rise since dozens are missing. rescuers say they're having trouble reach

let's find out what travelers should expect from accuweather's justin povick. morning to you, justin. >> happy thanksgiving to you and good morning. we're off to a very rocky start, unfortunately, over the nation's midsection. if you are doing some traveling, we have heavy snow around denver developing. all that ice storm over the west texas panhandle and soaking rains to the east. i'm expecting a quarter to even a half an inch of ice throughout the daytime hours from near kansas city back to amarillo with very dangerous conditions. reena and kendis, back to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> the widow of casey kasem is facing a wrongful death suit from three of his children and his brother. the civil lawsuit filed in los angeles accuses jean kasem of elder abuse and restricting access to their father. kasem, the long-time america's top 40 host, was suffering from dementia when he died last year. he was 82 years old. his children say they would rather see his widow in jail than receive one dime of his money. >>> and a new lawsuit is being filed in the death of "fast

accuweather's justin povick tells us the storm is taking aim at the middle of the country. good morning, justin. >> reena and kendis, thanks. and good morning to you as well. it's the busiest travel day of the year. and we've got our hands full throughout the central plains. i want to mention the west coast here quickly. i think there will be some rain, some snow showers and some chilly temperatures but it does appear the bulk of the moisture now taking aim at the upper midwest. lots of flight delays from minneapolis to kansas city. some soaking showers. and this front's arriving on thursday, back behind it some major cold for our holiday. 20s and 30s with some whipping winds. but out ahead of the front still feels like september with temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. cause for concern in between the air masses, soaking rains, flash flooding, and huge flight delays. reena and kendis, back over to you. >> thanks so much, justin. the cdc is warning about an e. coli outbreak linked to rotisserie chicken salad at costco. at least 19 people in seven different states including

justin povick are tracking it all. >> thanks and good morning to you, as well. big changes kicking in for the northwest later on today. but more so for the weekend. threat for heavy rain coming back into play along with pounding surf and yes, even some snow, snow levels coming down so there is going to be some concern here traveling through the passes for some slippery travel and as we expands the view out, growing snow potential monday, tuesday and also wednesday into the intermountain northwest and also into the central colorado rockies. so ski country is going to be loving this but of course, it's not a lot of fun to drive in. so this is out west. as we shift gears in the southeast, the concern is for more heavy rain throughout the day. reena and kendis, back to you. >> winter sports fans rejoice. >>> the labor department releases the latest numbers on jobless americans this morning. and analysts estimate as many as 180,000 people were hired in october. the unemployment rate now at 5.1% is not expected to dramatically change. this is a key gauge at the federa

here's justin povick at accuweather. good good morning. >> reena and kendis, thank you. good morning foup it's going to be an active day over the central plains and not in a good way as we have a strong low pressure system ride to the north and east. we'll have cold air meshing with warm and humid air and that's going toyingnight dangerous severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes. at the same time concerning as well, snowstorm conditions, blizzard conditions east of denver. reena and kendis, back to you. >> our thanks to justin there. it is the end of an era of sorts in seattle. so sad here. the famous gum wall is coming down. >> workers yesterday started steaming away an estimated 1 million pieces of gum that had been stuck on the wall for over 20 years. it's going to take a couple more days to complete the job. they're using super hot steam instead of pressure washing the wall in order to conservative the bricks. >> yeah, the gum wall is near seattle's pike place market. residents, visitors, and everyone else will be allowed to start pu

accuweather's justin povick is tracking it all. good mning, justin. >> reena and kendis, thanks, and good morning to you. a very active day throughout the southeast and also into the tennessee valley. not so much at the coastline. i think we have one more warm day with sunshine toward myrtle e beach and out towards chartte but there's going to be some heavy rain along a cold front which is also going to produce some thundery downpours and potentially some flash flooding and this is going to mount if anything over the course of the upcoming weekend as this front really slows down to a a snail's pace. northeast, well, we're looking at some fog here through the midday hours, but the good news is the sun comes back out later on in the day and d records ain will be challenged. big changes, though, for the weekend. reena and kendis, back to you. >> justin, thank you so mumuch. >>> breaking news now from brazil where a potential environmental disaster is in the making. a dam holding back waste from an iron mine has burst burying a small to