molly cochran from accuweather joins us now. good morning, molly. >> good morning, kendis and reena. umbrellas going to be getting a good workout on monday in atlanta. also into the charlotte area. those flights could be hindered due to the wet weather. do keep that in mind. the next system moves on shore for the pac northwest, bringing rain, snow, a wintry mix. first signicant snowfall of the season coming up across the sierra nevadas. definitelyly could bgood news for the california drought. higher elevations could get 6 to 12 inches of snow. kendis and reena back to you. >> our thanks to molly cochran there at accuweather. > breaking overnight, in arizona, people across the phoenix area a bit shaken up after a string of small earthquakes. the first quake was a magnitude 3.2 tremor, striking around 9:00 last night near black canyon city. two slightly stronger quakes struck before midnight, 4.1 and 4.0. no reports of injuries or any damage. >>> a one-time presidential candidate who was almost larger than life is being remembered

molly cochran from accuweather joins us now. good morning, molly. >> goomorning, kendis and reena. umbrellas going to be getting a good workout on monday in atlanta. also into the charlotte ar. those flights could be hindered due to the wet weather. do keep that in mind. the next system moves on shore for the pac northwest, bringing rain, snow, a wintry mix. first significant snowll of the season coming up across the sierra nevadas. definitely could be good news for the california drought. higher elevations could get 6 to 12 inches of snow. kendis and reena back to you. >> our thanks to molly cochran there at accuweather. >>> breaking overnight, in arizona, people across the phoenix area a bit shaken up after a string of small earthquakes. the first quake was a magnitude 3.2 tremor, striking around 9:00 last night near black canyon city. two slightly stronger quakes struck before midnight, 4.1 and 4.0. no reports of injuries or any damage. >>> a one-time presidential candidate who was alst larger than life is being remembered this morning. former tennessee republican senator fred t

accuweather's molly cochran tracking it all. morning to you, molly. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. we continue to have some unsettledness across the southwest dealing with some snow in the higher elevations. we did experience some heavy accumulate agsnow across the sierra nevadas. next stop northern nevada. aside from the snow and the rain, we're also going to be impacted by some strong winds through tuesday. salt lake city back to las vegas. taking a look at the snowfall totals anywhere between 6 to 12 inches in the higher elevations of the northern rockies. kendis and reena, back to you. >> okay, molly, thanks. >>> overseas investigators are not ruling anything out as they look into the mysterious crash of a russian passenger jet that split in two and slammed into the egyptian desert. the airline insists the crash was caused by what they call an external impact not technical failure or pilot error. but russian officials say it's too soon to tell. in the meantime, the remains of most of the 224 people on board have

our coverage continues with molly cochran and accuweather. good morning to you, molly. >> good morning kendis and reena. umbrellas going to getting a good workout monday for atlanta, those flights could be hindered due to the wet weather. do keep that in mind. the next storm system moves on shore for the pack northwest bringing in rain, snow, and a little bit of a wintry mix. first significant snowfall of the season coming up across the sierra nevadas could be good news for the california drought. higher elevations could experience 6 to 12 inches of snow. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. a vigil held in colorado springs last night to remember the victims of an apparent random shooting spree. witnesses say a man armed with a rifle marched down the street on halloween morning and shot three people. he was killed in a gun battle with police. investigators are looking for a motive. they say the suspected gunman wrote an angry blog post in the days before the attack. >>> at least one person is dead on the campus of winston-salem

and as acuwaerthd's molly cochran tells us it's only the beginning. good morning, molly. >> good morning, kendis and reena. we continue to watch this area of low pressure, and it's calling for some trouble. as we head into the later half of the week and also the start of the weekend in the way of snow. and this is really the first snowfall for some of the season. sioux falls, des moines is the first stop, then into chicago. madison also into green bay in detroit. interstate 75 really could be slow at times due to the accumulating snow. here's a look at our snowfall total map. this is what we're expecting right now. the target zone being six to ten inches of snow. that's outlined in this darker blue shaded area. and for chicago western suburbs could be looking at three to six inches of snow. kendis and reena, back to you. >> all right. thank you, molly. and it is time for that segment that really gives hanna storm inspiration every morning she wakes up. >> what would that be? >> sports with reena. let's get to it. >> all right. >> of course there was nf

accuweather's molly cochran is tracking another snowstorm and blustery conditions in the northeast. good morning. >> good morning, kendis and reena. it's going to be an unsettled thursday along the i-95 corridor. some soaking rain, new york city, philadelphia, add in gusty winds. really could be spelling for some hefty flight delays before the day's end with some gusty thunderstorms across the southeast coastline that will be impacting your myrtle beach and towards jacksonville. also have some pretty strong wind gusts moving into the great lakes, green bay to chicago. those winds, 35 to 55 miles per hour. and then the talk of the town is this next system that's moving into the country's mid-section friday into saturday. going to be pushing in some accumulating snow from sioux false and next stop is chicago. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> how about some animals in the news. starting in southern texas where a monkey was on the loose. it was out of its cage. the animal injured an 84-year-old woman who was taken to a hospital. two others also suffered minor inj

accuweather's molly cochran has the storm trek. >> good morning. we are looking at an unsettled monday across the southeast. heavy rain moving into atlanta and also noose the charlotte area. so expect a few ravel delays as we move into monday afternoon. the next storm system moves into the pack northwest bringing with it rain, snow and also a little bit of a wintry mix. this is going to be our first significant snowfall of the season for the sierra nevadas and also across the cascades. kendis and reena, back to you into thank you. >>> back on the east coast, two area where a sinkhole has been friday. the whole is more than 27 feet deep and 22 feet wide. it's moving closer to the foundation of a nearby building. it's about a mile from a sinkhole that swallowed a man back in 2013. >>> encouraging news in the search for the black box from the ship el faro. sonar indicates the wreckage believed to be the ship landed upright on the ocean floor. the wreckage found over the weekend. 15,000 feet deep. the recovery of the black box could take up to two week

here's accuweather's molly cochran. molly, good morning. >> good morning, kendis and reena. we continue to have some unsettled weather impact the southwest. rain, snow continues to push its way eastward. dealing with some powerful winds on tuesday, las vegas into salt lake city and also for casper. where we do have a high wind watch in effect throughout the evening hours, some of those winds could approach 40 to 50 miles per hour. on top of that, the snow continues in the higher elevations going to be moving into the central rockies, as well. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you. >>> president obama shedding new light on his decision to troops to syria. the president says that is american forces will not be on the front lines in the fight against isis pippen stead, mr. obama says this is an extension of what the u.s. is already doing. a defense department official says those troops begin arriving in the next few weeks. all are coming from the u.s. and are not already stationed in the region. >> as republicans debate about the next debate, a brand-new poll shows ben ca

accuweather's molly cochran has the western forecast. good morning, molly. >> good morning, kendis and reena. the unsettledness continues across the southwest tuesday. looking at rain and snow to continue coming along with it are some powerful winds, salt lake city to las vegas, definitely could cause for a few flight plans to be hindered looking at those wind gusts to get near 40 to 55 miles per hour. here's a look at our snowfall total map through wednesday. any of these dark blue shades indicates 6 to 12 inches of snow mainly above 6,000 feet. now this disturbance is going to continue to shift eastward. hard hit texas round after round of raincould go in and that's going to be coming back out to play for thursday and friday. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much molly. >>> turning to egypt and the mystery surround that doomed russian passenger jet, breaking apart and plummeting 31,000 feet to the sinai desert. interfax is reporting that unusual sounds were heard on board just before the plane disappeared from radar. among

more from accuweather's molly cochran. how is it looking, molly? good morning, kendis and reena. we continue to keep an eye out on the next system impacting the pac northwest bringing in heavy snow totals through wednesday night. sierra nevadas could look at 6 to 12 inches of snow. now, wednesday a very high travel day, before the this red-shaded area indicating poor condition, las vegas towards the denver area, on the flip side east coast looks good to go. new york city, philadelphia, going to be warming up and expecting some sunshine. here's a look at our thanksgiving day, some soaking rain coming into the country's midsection, dallas by the time it's all said and done can be looking at 2 to 3 inches of rain, also travel plans in chicago could be looking a little hairy by thag day. kendis and reena, back to you. accuweather. >>> still ahead the shoppers friday. >>> and under investigation, the nfl questioning a team after a quarterback took a big hit and continued to play. >>> plus, a child battling breast cancer. one of the youngest patients >>> more incidents of laser pointer

molly cochran from accuweather joins us now. reena. umbrellas getting a workout from atlanta to charlotte. keep the weather in mind for flights. the next system moves on shore for the pac northwest, bringing rain, snow, a wintry mix. first significant snowfall of the season coming up across the see ierra nevadas. higher elevations could get 6 to 12 inches of snow. kendis and reena back to you. >>> breaking overnight, in arizona, people across the phoenix area a bit shaken up after a string of earthquakes. the first, 3.2 magnitude striking around 9:00 last night near plaque canyon city. 4.0. damage. >>> a one-time presidential candidate, almost larger than life, is being remembered this morning. fred thompson has died from a recurrence of lymphoma. his career spanned from back. serving eight years in the senate. appearing in "law & order" and at least 20 motion picture, including in the line of fire and the hunt for red october. the former senator was 73 years old. >>> pope pran sis is planning a trip to mexico. the pontiff will visit i

accuweather's molly cochran tracking it all, the storm system. we say good morning, molly. >> thanks, kendis and reena. for the end of the week and into the start of the weekend all eyes on this area of low pressure. we have colder air in place. and this is the first snowfall that we're talking about of the season for some. sioux falls to des moines, interstate 35 and 80 impacted. and then the accumulating snow coming into chicago, madison and green bay. so prepare ahead for some travel delays. that snow going to be adding up for saturday. we're looking at three to six inches for the windy city. kendis and reena, back to you. >> okay, molly, thanks so much. >>> this is not your average scene on the roads of southern california right now. >> it's a big deal. >> it's a big deal. really big deal. the original taco bell restaurant. live pictures right now. that restaurant is on the move. >> yes, it is. the 400-square-foot store opened in downey, california in 1962. our thanks to the folks at kabc for this. they have stopped doing any police chases in

here's molly cochran at accuweather. good morning. >> good morning, kendis and reena.t's going to be a thursday soaker for the northeast. afternoon showers going to be spreading into new york city and philadelphia, add in some gusty winds. i would be surprised if we didn't have some flight delays for thursday afternoon. speaking of some gusty winds, that's going to be taking shape across the great lakes. some of those wind gusts between 35 to 55 miles per hour. and then the talk of the town is the next chance for some snow. moving from sioux falls to chicago. kendis and reena, back to you. >> our thanks to molly. here's a little something to warm us all up. it is a type of vodka anyo thinking of trying is actually told to use extreme caution. it's 500,000 scovilles naga chilli vodka. >> look how fancy you are. you got that one right. it's apparently made with ghost chillies and said to be 200 times hotter than jalapeÑo. the same company also makes 250,000 -- how do you pronounce this? >> i'm thinking scovilles. >> you are the master of fancy pronunciations across the w

molly cochran is at accuweather. good morning. >> good morning kendis and reena. we are anticipating heavier amounts of snow across the higher elevations of the pack northwest. sierra nevadas looking at 6 to 12 inches of snow, not necessarily a bad thing for drought stricken california, but could spell trouble for the middle half of the week. the system going to be taking a dip to the south bringing in poor travel conditions for wednesday. a lot of folks traveling before the thanksgiving holiday. las vegas, denver could be impacted. but the shades of green indicating some good conditions. new york city, philadelphia, warming up, giving those heavy coats a good old break and expecting some sunshine. now, the system kicks into the country's midsection for thanksgiving day bringing in some soaking rain from des moines to dallas. kendis and reena, back to you. >> molly, thank you so much. >>> there's plenty of talk these days about turkey and stuffing. why don't we talk about pizza. >> yes. >> dominos is making it easier to order pizza. with the help of a one-click bu