let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. some very blustery weather from florida all the way through new england over the next several days. heavy rain from the keys in south florida all the way through jacksonville. some areas here could see three to five inches of rain. that of course may lead to some flood issues across multiple states. all the large areas from miami to tampa to orlando could see flooding rain. that's just the beginning of our issues, however. strong low developing in the gulf of mexico. intensifying along the east coast. very rainy. very windy. even some snow to end as a secondary low forms over the atlantic ocean. what does that mean? periods of very heavy rain, and this could last, norah, right through monday or tuesday of next week. >> mike bettes, thanks. >>> tonight an important new medical discovery to tell you about for many pregnant women, morning sickness is debilitating and a painful part of what is normally one of the most joyous times in your life. i

let's go to meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel.d evening. >> major, good evening. a white christmas across the plains but snow around a sprawling storm parked in the middle of the country. heavy snow at times and winds that could be gusting 50 miles an hour. some of the heaviest of snow likely to fall between hiechlt-80 and i-90. we've had numerous accidents on those interstates today. the snow finally winding down by the morning on wednesday. it sticks around for several more days. the heaviest pockets of snow could bring another foot to foot and a half in particular centered around sak south dakota. on the front side of that whole system an incredibly mild christmas and the days following will be very mild as well. you can see a lot of green on the map indicating mostly a rain event. until we get a little later in the week including some snow across zmungd all the way south as far south as the tennessee valley. >> mike bettes, thank you so much. >>> american paul whelan has spent this holiday season placing phone calls to news ou

including colder temperatures and snow, let's get the forecast from weather channel meteorologist mike bettes>> norah, good evening. obviously weather has been a major factor across the northeast in particular today. but there are improvements on the way. the entire system is on its way out. the rain will be leaving. the snow eventually will be dying down as well. and those winds in particular will be coming down pretty significantly overnight tonight. there's the snow that remains in the morning, especially off of lake erie and lake ontario. some areas could pick up another 5 to 8 inches of snow. down through the mountains of west virginia as well. because we've had so much rain, dozens and dozens of rivers expected over the next two days to be at moderate or major flood stage here from around the tri-state area all the way through northern new england. then to the west coast we go. two different rounds of storm come in. one comes in now. one comes in later in the week with incredible amounts of rain, especially in california, and widespread snow. that includes the colorado rockies and the w

here is mike bettes with our partners at the weather channel. . >> major, good evening. the major storm we have been dealing with in the west is on the move now. it is causing more issues into arizona, new mexico, some rain tere, some travel delays anticipated, but on the move, bringing large amounts of intermountain snow, and snow through the breadbasket of america, as well. but a large chunk of us end up getting rain out of the system, through the christmas holiday and beyond as temperatures really warm for us here. however, there could be a pocket a very intense snow late christmas eve, into christmas day, so a white christmas anticipated along i29 omaha into sioux falls, on your way up toward fargo, but by and large, many of us will be dealing with record-setting warm temperatures through the holiday and beyond. you take a look at this map and you can see all of these red dots, major, those locations where it is almost a guarantee you will see a wet christmas and not a white christmas. >> major: mike bettes, thank you so much. as you might ex

for the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. vening. >> reporter: major, good evening. the storm we've been watching is winding down and rains on the way out, snow moving from the midwest onto the tennessee valley. we could see flurries in places like nashville, and the entire system as it moves out, it sets up for cooler air. here we go moving into new year's eve, temperatures even across the south, will down below freezing. to the west we go, storm after storm after storm, really causing issue today with a lot of coastal flooding unfortunately. we will see parade of storms coming through just adding to our woes, especially across california and snow across higher elevations including the sierra nevada. but new year's eve, as a whole, looks pretty good across the country. very few storms out there and new year's day actually just produces small amount of rain. major, that includes places like new orleans and temperatures in the 50s. >> major: mike bettes, thank you so much. demolition crew started tearing down the house before t

let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. , mike. >> norah, good evening. some very blustery weather from florida to new england. heavy rain from the keys in south florida all the way to jacksonville. some areas could see 3 to 5 inches of rain. that of course may lead to some flood issues across multiple states. all the large areas could see flooding rain. that's just the beginning of our issues. low, strong low developing. intensifying along the east coast. very rainy, very windy and even some snow as a secondary low forms over the atlantic ocean. what does that mean? periods of very heavy rain. this could last right through monday or tuesday of next week. >> norah: mike bettes, thanks tonight an important new medical discovery to tell you about. for many pregnant women, morning sickness is debilitating and a painful part of what is normally one of the most joyous times in their life. in fact two-thirds of women feel nauseous during pregnancy. as cbs's janet shamlian shows us we may now know the cause, sparking hopes for a tr

will arrive and the new year's forecast for the rest of the country, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> major, good evening. our strong storm in the west will continue to pound us right into the weekend, wave heights here could be 20 feet or more just hitting hard on the california coastline, continuous rough surf as well as coastal flooding. heavy rain targets northern and central california short-term. next storm comes in, late weekend that targets southern california. along the coastline, 2-3 inches of rain is possible, a foot of snow at the highest elevations. in the east, temperatures cool off and rain changes over to snow, some flurries are possible overnight in nashville, and accumulating snow in the mountains of west virginia then right up into new england. as far as new year's eve, let's look ahead. as a whole, the country is pretty dry, temperatures are very seasonal for new year's eve night, then new year's day, major, quite quiet, as well. some showers in new orleans, a little bit of snow in cleveland and pittsburgh

temperatures in the 50s. >> major: mike bettes, thank you so much.ion crew start tearing down the house before the university of idaho students were killed last year marking an and the surrounding communities. cbs's elise preston reports on this hotly debated decision and what destruction of the crime scene might mean at the murder trial. >> reporter: before the sun rose, the house where four university of idaho students were fatally stabbed. the demolition had been made by the university officials. >> is a constant reminder of the horrific acts of that happened at that site. we hear from students regularly that they were ready for it to come down. >> it's been more than an year since ethan chapin, xana kernodle, madison mogen, kaylee goncalves, were killed here. 29-year-old bryan kohberger has been killed with four counts of first-degree murder and awaiting trial. in speak of the best thing we can do for our community and students is to continue the healing process. our hearts go out to the families and those most closely touched by it. >> reporter:

let's go to metereologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. >> good evening. a white christmas across the plains with snow around a sprawling storm parked in the middle of the country. heavy snow at times and wind could be gusting 50 miles an hour, some of the heaviest of snow likely to fall between i-80 and i-90. we've had numerous accidents on those interstates today. the snow finally winding down by the morning on wednesday, so it sticks around for several more days. the heaviest pocket of snow could bring another foot to a foot and a half in particular south dakota. on the front side of that area the days following will be very , mild as well. you can see a lot of green on the map mostly a rain event until we get to late in the week, a little col gets in there, snow across major parts there, snow across parts of new england and all the way south, as far south as the tennessee value. >> major: mike bettes, thanks so much. american paul whelan has spent this holiday season placing phone calls to news outlets to say he feels "abandoned" by th

for the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> major, good evening to you. the storm we've been watching across the northeast asked mitt west is winding down. rains on the way out. snow moves from the midwest down tort the sneed valley. could see flurries in places like nash val. as it moves out, it sets us up for cooler air. here we go moving into new year's eve. to the west we go. storm after storm after storm really causing issue today on the west coast with a lot of coastal flooding unfortunately. but we'll see a parade of storms coming through, just adding to our woes, especially across california. and know across the higher elevations, include the sierra nevada. but new year's eve as a whole actually looks pretty good across the country. very few storms out there and new year's day actually just produces small amounts of rain. major, that's going to include places like new orleans and up toward atlanta with tchz temperatures in the 50s. >>> today, demolition crews began tearing down the house where four

including colder temperatures and snow, let's get the forecast from weather channel meteorologist mike bettesvening, mike. >> norah, good evening. weather has been a major factor across the northeast in particular today but there are improvements on the way. the entire system is on its way out. the rain will be leaving. the snow eventually will be dying down as well ad those winds in particular will be coming down pretty significantly overnight tonight. there is the snow that remains in the morning especially off lake erie and lake ontario but some areas could pick up another five to 8 inches of snow. the mountains of west virginia as well. because we've had so much rain, dozens and dozens of rivers expected of the next two days to be at moderate or major flood stages. from the tri-state area to northern new england. then to the west coast we go. two different rounds of storms. one comes in now and one comes later in the week. incredible amounts of rain especially in california and widespread snow. that includes the colorado rockies in the wasatch. >> norah: good information, thank you. this

>> let's find out when that rain will let up and get the christmas forecast from meteorologist mike bettes with our partners at the weather channel. good evening mike. >> margaret, good evening. the storm we've been contending with in california sticks around for another day, not potentially producing flooding in l.a., in san diego, extending over into phoenix and eventually over to albuquerque as well. from there, it helps produce significant snow across the mountains as well as the plains. almost a guarantee leading up to christmas that we actually get snow for the holiday. but for many people, it will be a very warm forecast going into christmas. in fact, a lot of us end up getting rain out of that storm. the snow stays put in the plains, but from chicago to atlanta to the northeast to florida, all these locations see rain. one of the big reasons is temperatures incredibly warm. about 200 million americans through the holidays see temperatures well above average, margaret, meaning that white christmas has to wait another year. >> mike, thank you. >>> more than 115 million americans are

let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. vening. >> jericka, good evening to you. more snow, more wind across the plains means blizzard conditions that might persist right through the night and tomorrow morning. winds could gust in excess of 40 miles an hour in some spots, i-80, i-90, i-70 could be affected. a little bit of light snow on i-70, across missouri as well. all of this should begin to wrap up tomorrow morning and travel conditions should begin to improve as well. as far as the rain in the east, it's all rain, way too warm for any snow here. there could be some flood issues though as we go over the next 24 hours. at the tail end of the event, as we get into friday evening, now some snow across new england, extending back down to the spine of the appellations. some spots could pick up as much as 8 inches of snow but by and large it's a wet event for us here, jericka, and flooding could be an issue along i-95 the next 24 to 36 hours. >> jericka: good to know. thank you, mike. overseas, the u.s. military carried out ai

for more on that, let's go to our meteorologist mike bettes from our partners with the weather channel evening. >> jericka, good evening. we're still dealing with the sprawling storm across the northeast and midwest bringing periods of rain slowing down holiday travel along i-95 at some of the airports and cold enough to bring some snow across the midwest including a couple inches of accumulation in around st. louis. but then we talk about the new year. new year's eve forecast for us for the ball drop in new york city, dry temperatures should be in the 40s. as a whole, the trenches should be remain dry for new year's eve and new year's day in most places. take a look at this forecast, shows a lot of dry out there, lot of sunshine for us on nw year's day. one area to watch that include the gulf coast, new orleans and atlanta. rain showers in the forecast for 2024. >> jericka: the white house announced plans to provide up to $250 million in additional military aid to ukraine. it includes air defense munitions and artillery in what would be the last aid package, unless, of course, congres

margaret: let's find out when that rain will let up and get the christmas forecast from meteorologist mike bettesr partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> mike: margaret, good evening. the storm we've been contending with in california sticks around for another day, reducing flooding. in l.a. and san diego, extending to phoenix and eventually over to albuquerque. from there, it helps produce significant snow across the mountains as well as the planes, almost a guarantee leading up to christmas that we actually get snow for the holiday. but, for many people, a warm forecast going into christmas. a lot of us end up getting rain out of that storm. the snow stays put in the plains, but from chicago to atlanta to the northeast to florida, all of these locations see rain. one of the big reasons is temperatures, incredibly warm. about 200 million americans through the holidays see temperatures well above average, margaret, meaning that white christmas has to wait for another year. >> margaret: mike, thank you. more than 115 million americans are expected to be on the move over the holida

let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. ning, mike. >> good evening. we are expecting active weather over the weekend in multiple parts of the country. dangerous storms across the south from houston to louisville and all points in between. severe storms with gusty winds, even a chance for tornadoes. the entire system pushes each has been going to sunday and really packs a punch into the northeast. rain and then a mix and then eventually winding up with snow not to mention 60 mile per hour wind gusts. we expect high impact for travel. will at the same time we've got yet another atmospheric river in the pacific northwest. more rain for seattle, portland, northern california. flooding rain expected. not to mention up to two feet of snow in the cascades. 3 to 5 inches are likely to produce flooding around i5 into the coastline. this storm not likely wrapping up until monday. >> norah: thanks, mike. tonight we are one step closer to a radical transformation in transportation across america as new money flows to building high-spee

because it is top of mind for the 115 million holiday travelers, so let's bring in meteorologist mike bettesrtners at the weather channel. good evenin, mike. >> norah, good evening. still dealing with the aftermath of the big rain we saw yesterday across the northeast. some locations picked up more than half a foot of rain. places across new york and new jersey 5 inches or more. that of course led to rivers coming u very, very quickly and staying high. many of the rivers over the next couple of days will remain in major flood stage as they recede very, very slowly. the weather has improved there, but it is going downhill across the west coast, including a major storm off the northern california coast tomorrow that slides on into southern california. what that will lead to is very heavy rain in l.a., santa barbara, san diego, that could lead to some mudslides, watching for rain and burn scar areas after wildfires that could lead to some issues, and when you look at this, likely flooding thursday into friday, norah, when many people will be on the road for holiday travel. this could be a letha

let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening to you. more snow, more wind across the plains means blizzard conditions that might persist right through the night and tomorrow morning. winds could gust in excess of 40 miles an hour in some spots. i-80, i-90, i-70 could be affected. a little bit of light snow on i-70. all of this should begin to wrap up tomorrow morning and travel conditions should begin to improve as well. as far as the rain in the east, it's all rain, way too warm for any snow here. there could be some flood issues as we go over the next 24 hours. at the tail end of the event, as we get into friday evening, snow across new england, extending to the spine of appalachians. some spots could pick up as much as 8 inches of snow. but by and large, it's a wet event for us, jericka. flooding could be an issue along i-95 the next 24 to 36 hours. >> good to know. tank you, mike. >>> in business news, the clock may be ticking on the fate of apple smartwatches. today the tech giant appealed a u.s. trade ban on th

let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes with our partners at the weather challenge. , good evening. still dealing with the aftermath of the big rain that we saw yesterday across the northeast. some locations picked up more than half a foot of rain. places across new york and new jersey, 5 inches or more. that, of course, led to rivers coming up very, very quickly and staying high. many of the rivers over the next couple of days will remain in major flood stage as they recede very, very slowly. the weather has improved there but it's going downhill across the west coast, including a major storm off the northern california coast tomorrow that slides down into southern california. what that will lead to is very heavy rain in l.a., santa barbara, san diego. that could lead to some mudslides. watching for rain in burn scar areas after wildfires that could lead to some issues. when you look at this, likely flooding thursday into friday, norah, when many people will be on the roads for holiday travel. this could be a lethal combination. >> all right, mike. thank you so much.

for more on that, let's good to our meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channelill dealing with our sprawling storm across the northwest and midwest, heavy rain slowing down holiday travel along i-95 and some of the airports and cold enough to bring snow across the u.s., including a couple of inches of accumulation in and around st. louis. but then we talk about the new year. new year's eve forecasts for the ball drop in new york city, dry temperatures should be in the 40s. as a whole, the country should remain dry for new year's eve and new year's day in most places. and take a look at this forecast. it shows a lot of dry out there. a lot of sunshine for us on new year's day itself. one area to watch, jericka that could across the gulf coast new orleans to atlanta. rain showers in the forecast for 2024. >> all right, mike, we appreciate it. thank you. >>> there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> today the white house announced plans to provide up to $250 million in additional military aid to