we'll turn to mike bettes now with details. good morning. >> lester, good morning. maybe not as potent as what we saw yesterday along the gulf coast. heavy rain from florida all the way up towards maine. >>> look at the flood watches that extend from new england through the carolinas and the deep south. heavy rain and water coming out is going to be an issue. in behind our cold front, much colder. check this out, a snow threat today with winter storm warnings in effect. places like syracuse could be looking at a foot of snow. it's changed from a cold rain to sleet and eventually snow. winter storm warnings extend through the evening for heavy accumulation late in the season. minutes, mike, thank you very much. >> we'll talk to you in a few minutes, mike, thank you very much. >>> a battle looms in congress and president obama has positive numbers over the jobs over the weekend. david gregory is here. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> he gets some good numbers. the unemployment rate is down from 9% to 8.9%. some republicans, including john boehner, says these n