but new england is going to hold on to the rain a little longer. could see some flash flooding as well. really wet on the west coast. a storm system is going to impact the west over the next several days, and you can see the reds, the oranges, the yellows, that will linger into wednesday rain and snow. the snow in the higher elevations. lots of sunshine throughout the middle of the country. the northern plains, into the south centraates. temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s, and near 70 in houston. all right, guys, that's a look at your monday forecast. >> all right, michelle, thank you. >>> earl seller back in 60 seconds with a look at the high-tech tools fighting shoplifters this holiday season. >>> and the ravens storm past the jags in a sunday night early this. the nfl playoff picture. not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it's comeback season. okay, so here's my most requested hack for stubborn odors. you'll need vinegar, a lar

it wasn't you talked about that many new england enslavers. we're not interested in baptizing their enslaved people. they were really reluctant to do so and can anyone think of the reason they would be reluctant do this? yeah. religious arguments. yeah, right. there was still debate and worry that having a christian person and then keeping them enslaved in was wrong, morally wrong, right. this people start kind of engage with these arguments and say, well, no, you can have a christian slave. and in fact, one of those people was cotton mather. remember, we encountered him and we will encounter him again. we talk about the witch trials earlier when he's saying, ha, those jamaicans got what they deserved. right. you know the the the the the port royal earthquake was god's judgment. well, he decided to wade into foray of talking about anti-slavery as well and in 1706 he publishes his tract the -- christianize which included a catechism for slave conversion. he was like no, no, no. there's no problem if we just basically people then it's going be a

we begin this morning with a powerful storm system charging north to new england after bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding across the eastern seaboard. in new jersey thousands are waking up without power. on sunday parts of the carolinas were inundated with 9 to 11 inches of rain, some cars were unable to make it through the high water. the fire department patrolled streets to help rescue people from their vehicles. the same system slammed into florida saturday. >> the visibility here was so bad that this car plunged off a sea wall near venice, florida. luckily the driver's vehicle stayed afloat until first responders arrived. in st. petersburg the storm caused an electrical surge sending bolts of electricity coursing along the power line. let's bring in meteorologist michelle grossman for what to expect today in the northeast. good morning. what a mess. >> it was a tough weekend for many and it will be a tough commute for many throughout the mid-atlantic, the northeast through new england. the rain will clear out of here in the northeast by 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., but it wi

boston, that means flooding is happening right now, also tracking the chance for snow in northern new england and could see 70 mile per hour winds as well. >> michelle, thank you. >>> there are new developments in one of the trials of donald trump. the former president will not take the witness stand in a new york courtroom today. mr. trump was expected to defend his business empire today in his civil fraud case, but overnight he reversed course. nbc's brie jackson is following this for us. good morning, brie. well, this would have been mr. trump's chance to have a final word in this trial. why is he backing down? >> reporter: good morning. donald trump's reasoning for not taking the stand today is that he's already said everything he needs to. in a post overnight on social media -- on his social media platform, he explained that he has nothing more to say and he repeated his defense that he believed this case is election interference. mr. trump was already called to the witness stand last month. he was very combative and launched attacks against new york's attorney general and the judge who

intimidation of minorities but they have been engaged in all kinds of activity like this across new england for the past several years. new hampshire filed its first civil suit against the group earlier this year after the group hung a keep new england white banner off a highway overpass. that suit was dismissed but now the group is facing two of these legal actions in two states. how effective is that likely to be? how good is this as a tactic against this kind of terroristic menace? joining us is massachusetts attorney general andrea joy campbell. her office has just taken legal action against this group in new england. thanks for your time. i appreciate you being here. >> thank you for having me. >> so first of all let me just ask you, i didn't explain it in fulsome detail. did i get the basics right in terms of the idea behind this legal action? >> pretty much. this is like you described, a self-proclaimed neo-nazi group founded here in massachusetts, sadly, that has put out publicly that they think that new england is and should be only for white people in a certain type of white demog

winds could gust up to 70 up along new england. we do have a flash flood risk as we, thlle south central states. lots osunf sunshine too. that's your monday forecast. >> so it could be a little bit of a tough commute for some this morning. michelle, thank you so much. >>> coming up here on "early today," the cowboys get their statement win in sunday night football. >>> and we're back in 60 seconds with how retailers are making it easier than ever for returns this holiday season. tive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down and also helps lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption to promote healthy blood sugar levels. so you can feel lighter and more energetic. lighten every day the metamucil way. and for a delicious way to promote digestive health try metamucil fiber thins. announcer: try tide power pods with 85% more tide in every pod. who needs that much more tide? everyone's gonna need more tide. it's a mess out there

so a lot of places from new england into the midatlantic scene, heavy rain. on the back side some really cold air is working in. that's why we're seeing the snow and heavy wet snow throughout portions of northern maine. 43 million people affected. we're look at the green. that is a flood watch. also flood warnings. we're going to continue to watch that and take a look at the week ahead in a few minutes. >> michelle, thank you. >>> this morning, there is hunger, thirst, and chaos in gaza as israel's attack intensifies in the south of the strip. sources on the ground tell of skyrocketing food prices and widespread illness. on saturday the u.s. was the sole opposing vote for a ceasefire. let's go to claudio lavanga who is standing by. claudio, good morning. so explain to us why did the u.s. say no to that ceasefire? >> good morning, jessica. well, right after the votes, the u.s. deputy, there are two at the yagtss, robert wood said that the u.s. supports, of course, a durable peace between israel and the palestinians, but it did not support this resolution becau

. >> yes, radar shows that storm, though, still dumping rain in new england. it's the same coast to coast system that's already being blamed for at least six deaths over the weekend. abc's melissa adan reports. >> deadly tornadoes and severe storms leaving a trail of destruction across the southern us as at least six killed, including a two year old boy and dozens more injured after an outbreak of over 25 reported tornadoes across the region. this tornado blowing through northern nashville, damaging electrical equipment, igniting a massive explosion. >> oh, my god. >> officials say three people in that same neighborhood were killed, including that two year old and his mother after the winds blew one of these mobile homes onto the other, leaving nothing but mangled wreckage. the tornado's path coming through this street, taking down power lines, hitting cars, leaving debris everywhere. attendees of a nearby church banquet racing to take shelter inside the church, now severely damaged. the pastor there says none of the roughly 40 people inside were hurt. >> i ge

these trials well-known throughout new england? >> one of the lousy things about 1692, no newspapers. yes, it was known by word of mouth and certainly people were worried in other communities, in eastern massachusetts because accusations had spread to those communities, but there's no news account as we would sort of understand it, which could be disseminated, but an interesting part of that year, one of the things actually that attracted me to the story was how much oral culture and internet culture had in common and how quickly the news and the accusations and the reputations could be both spread and decimated. some of-- many of the people girls accused of witchcraft are people they never met when the accusation comes to their doorstep they're flabbergasted they never met the girls, how could they be accused by them. >> true or false, ben franklin was not in the colonies during the entirety of revolutionary war. >> true, he leaves in 1776. he is for a little piece, but returns 1785 and for those years he's based in paris. >> what

two people were killed by falling trees in new england. in michigan, the intense system

it is humid all the way into northern new england. this is the warm and windy side.s melting in northern new england, along with torrential rain, that's a horrible recipe for flash flooding. the back side is snow and cold returning to winter. this is the life-threatening situations right now, flash flood warnings, the mountains of maine, southern portions of connecticut, all under flash flood warnings. that's where rivers are out of their banks and there's dangerous flow all over those regions. the wind alerts, 23 million people are in those, and the strongest winds are in the coastal areas of new england. look at the winds right now, boston at logan, 66 miles per hour, we had a gust last hour at 68. we have about almost half a million people now without power because of the strong winds in the coastal areas, and logan airport right now is under a ground stop, so all under the plains that were supposed to go to logan from all the airports around the country and even internationally have been told stop, don't go. you're not allowed to take off. the winds are too dange

two people were killed by falling trees in new england.igan, the intense system caused this massive pileup on interstate 94 near kalamazoo, michigan. near whiteout conditions and blinding snow caused multiple crashes leaving cars and people stranded. well, from the road to the skies major disruptions at u.s. airports today. more than 3500 flights delayed and more than 500 canceled. a rough start to the holiday travel season. meteorologist mike seidel with our partners at the weather channel he does off tonight from boston. >> tonight a powerful storm packing 60-mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain continue to wreak havoc across the northeast. waist deep water in new jersey. firefighters taking people to safety. near boston, flame shot out from a downed power line and in queens, new york, a massive tree fell onto katherine's house. no one was hurt. >> the house has some damages house. >> students in camden new hampshire were dismissed early as floodwaters started to rise. it's the same storm system that slammed into the south this weekend. dum

now the main event is in portions of northern new england.e the rain here, the brighter colors, the reds, oranges, yellows, that's where we're seeing the heaviest rain falling. we can pick up rain in northern new england, in maine, because we're looking at heavy downpours. that's going to lead to flash flooding in addition to snowmelt. on the back side of the system is where the cold air is filtering in. we're looking at lake effect snow showers and snow in portions of upstate new york and new england. that will be the big story throughout the day. for the most part, we're mitch quieter in terms of radar. this is a six-hour loop. you can see on the last frame, this is the most recent time. looking at the heaviest rain falling throughout maine and portions of northern new england. we still have millions under winter alerts, flood alerts, winter winter weather advise ris. the flood watches will continue through the afternoon and evening. in terms of any storm totals going forward, we're not talking about a who lot of rain. notice the rain corre

we begin this morning with a powerful storm system charging north to new england right now after bringing strong winds, heavy wind and flooding across the eastern seaboard. in new jersey, thousands are waking up without power this morning. on sunday, parts of the carolinas were inundated with 9 to 11 inches of rain. some cars couldn't make it through the high water. the fire department patrolled streets to help rescue people from their vehicles. that same system slammed into florida on saturday. >> the visibility was so bad, this car plunged off a seawall near venice. luckily, the driver's vehicle stayed afloat until first responders arrived. >>> and in st. petersburg, bolts of electricity coursing along this power line. let's bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman for what to expect in the northeast. good morning. >> good morning. it was a miserable weekend for many of us. in the northeast we're going to have a miserable commute because looking at lots of heavy rain falling. it's ponding on the roadways. you can see the rain falling throughout portions of the midatlantic, the north

two people were killed by falling trees in new england.nse system caused this massive pileup on interstate 94 near kalamazoo, michigan. near whiteout conditions and blinding snow caused multiple crashes, leaving cars and people stranded. well, from the road to the skies, major disruptions at u.s. airports today. more than 3,500 flights delayed and more than 500 canceled. a rough start to the holiday travel season. meteorologist mike seidel with our partners at the weather channel leads us off tonight from boston. >> reporter: tonight a powerful storm packing 60-mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain continued to wreak havoc across the northeast. waist-deep water in new jersey. firefighters taking people to safety. near boston, flames shot out from a downed power line, and in queens, new york, a massive tree fell onto this house. no one was hurt. >> the house has some damages, but it did not came into the house. >> reporter: students in campton, new hampshire, were dismissed early as floodwaters from a nearby dam started to rise. it's the same s

the flood watches are up through new england. what that means as far as rainfall concerns, widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain. 4 to 6 potentially here in central new england. that will cause some flooding. this thing is going to act like a tropical system, ride the corridor, the bright reds, but look at the wind gusts. in new york city tonight, 50 plus. parts of new england, that will continue into the morning rush hour. and then we'll start to see things break apart in the afternoon. the cold air comes in. the lake effect snow machines come in and things begin to calm down. as you go to bed tonight, you should be prepared in the northeast for potential of flooding and maybe power outages as well. linsey. >> rob, thank you. >> linsey: benjamin netanyahu says the country is committed to dismantling hamas despite calls for a cease-fire. thousands including families of some of the hostages held by hamas rallied this weekend in tel aviv, after three hostages were accidentally killed by the idf. abc's inez de la cuetara was in gaza with

and this was going to continue to prosecute as it was doing and would put a permanent stain on new england >> were the trials known contemporaneously?ac >> known by word-of-mouth and certainly people were willing in other communities because accusations had spread to those communities but there is no news account about an interesting d.part of that year, one of the things that attracted me to the story is how much oral culture and internet culture had in common and how quickly the news and accusations could be both spread and decimated. some of the people they'd never met so when an accusation comes to their doorstep because they've nevere met these girls. how could they possibly be accusedrg by then? >> host: true or false, ben franklin was not in the colonies during the entirety of the revolutionary war? >> guest: true. that is true. in december of 1776, so a little piece but he doesn't return until 85. and four of those years he's based in paris. >> when congress is declared independent and wants to declare independence but what it really needs to dodo is find a foreign power to help it

and so you would have calvinist new england, anglicans created virginia, the carolinas. you had a quaker proprietor of pennsylvania, a catholic proprietor of maryland, and you had the dutch starting new york and having religious tolerance with all kinds of people. so franklin, like the others, recognized the cultural variety of the colonies. one of the things that struck me while i was writing this book is that they did not share the view that the colonies were culturally uniformed. many people today say well, america just became culturally diverse just a few years ago. we've got to celebrate our diversity because we were never diverse before. the answer is we were diverse in colonial periods, culturally diverse, and the founding fathers dealt with that, recognize that. washington recognized it that handling new lynn troops was different from handling virginia troops. the founders when they were writing the constitution, the first amendment recognized that you needed religious toleration and religious neutrality on the part of the federal government. not favoring or disfa

and so you would have calvinist new england, anglicans created virginia, the carolinas. had a quaker proprietor of pennsylvania, a catholic proprietor of maryland, and you had the dutch starting new york and having religious tolerance with all kinds of people. so franklin, like the others, recognized the cultural variety of the colonies. one of the things that struck me while i was writing this book is that they did not share the view that the colonies were culturally uniformed. many people today say well, america just became culturally diverse just a few years ago. we've got to celebrate our diversity because we were never diverse before. the answer is we were diverse in colonial periods, culturally diverse, and the founding fathers dealt with that, recognize that. washington recognized it that handling new lynn troops was different from handling virginia troops. the founders when they were writing the constitution, the first amendment recognized that you needed religious toleration and religious neutrality on the part of the federal government. not favoring or disfavori

. >> it's an important point, this is a nonpartisan in new england, we've got a republican there, and moms here, taking a slightly different approach. but targeting the same group. can you just explain, i'm trying to think in big picture nationwide about the options that law enforcement officials have in terms of using the legal system in constructive ways. both to protect the constitution, but protect people from this kind of menace. why did you see the advantage here of civil litigation, of this kind best-case in army when you think the impact of the litigation will be? >> there are some criminal aspects to their conduct, there have been district attorneys in massachusetts that have attempted to take that on, sometimes unsuccessfully. they're difficult cases to prosecute. here we have not only a strong basis under a civil rights law which is progressive in massachusetts to go after the conduct in those group in addition to that for violations of art trespass, nuisance laws, public accommodation laws. our day to get relief to get them to stop what they're doing, patrolling peoples ne

new england biased on the part of the white house. they had overlooked virginia being the first and the 1963 thanksgiving proclamation by john f kennedy included virginia first and then massachusetts after that. so we feel like we've gotten our due as far as recognition they would leave family had a wood leaf association that they started in 1958 when the jameson's invited them to the plantation. and it's been a part of my life ever since i was a child that i because they would send ou information, they would have the festival down here. it's been an important part of our life and setng we really enjoyed d arned a lot from the state of virginia through the jamestown yorktown foundation is commemorating certain historic events that happened in 1619 one was the first african came to the new world first groups of females came to the new world, the first legislative body was in jamestown. in 1619, and the first thanksgiving was was here at berkeley. so we have invited charles barkley to the 400th anniversary, which is next year in 2019. c

. >> speaking of weather, a storm that brought raw and rainy weather to coastal new england is moving out, but colder temperatures are certainly sticking around. and that's not great news for these guys. >> this is the sea turtle hospital at the new england aquarium near boston. turtles stranded in the northeast as temperatures fall are brought here to be treated. so far, they've treated more than 200. little guys here this season. >> some have already been flown to a partner aquarium in north carolina before being released to the ocean. i love that there's a hospital specifically there for turtles. >> i do. and look at that turtle pool. looks like fun. >> oh, i know. they're so cute. >> all right. coming up off beat. holiday gift ideas for any budget. >> i love that. plus, the dream vacation turning into a nightmare. travelers denied entry to their cruise ship because it was overbooked and italy's other leaning tower. >> you're watching world news now this holiday season, give them a gift they will love from their head to their mistletoes blendjet 2 gives you ice crushing power on-th

one of the special parts of the army navy game is we're in boston new england and first time this game ever been played in new england and if you've been to boston, visit with your families and probably seeing the uss constitution and it's an iconic landmark for americans. commander of uss constitution and thank you for being with us. tell awes bit about just how important this ship is and what's it like to be in command in >> one of the original of the united states navy to be in command of her is extra special. the fact she's with us after 226 years of service and oldest warship and flute in the world and america is on it 37-0. reporter: had to be saved a few times to be preserved for us now. >> she was. the navy was going to go away and it was penned to save her and school children in the 1920s donated change in the petty's campaign to raise enough to restore the ship back to 1812 configuration. reporter: amazing poem and story and amazing rivalry today, and of course it'll be fought on the gridiron here, but it actually extends far beyond that . you're a-and-a-half value academy gr

travel the powerful system bringing heavy rain and major flooding across the northeast and new england. strong winds downing trees, damaging homes. first responders using rafts for water rescues. multiple deaths reported power knocked out to hundreds of thousands. >>> and just one week before christmas thousands of flights canceled or delayed. we're tracking it all. >>> also tonight, the new hostage video released by hamas as the u.s. turns up the pressure on israel defense secretary lloyd austin in tel aviv what he said about protecting civilians as gaza's reported death toll nears 20,000 >>> the major shift from pope francis on same-sex couples what the vatican announced today. >>> the governor of texas signing a controversial new border bill, setting the stage for a major showdown with the federal government >>> the verdict in the trial of marvel star jonathan majors, charged with assaulting his former girlfriend >>> new developments in the investigation into lead-tainted applesauce that sickened dozens of children was it done on purpose? >>> and harry smith on the tradition dating

heavy rain is falling in portions of new england.ng rain in parts of the midwest, snow as well. it won't amount to much but still even a bit of snow means for tricky travel. that's in the midwest. we could see some snow showers as far south as northern alabama, northern georgia tonight. otherwise, we are looking good in the south central states, the southwest as well. the pacific northwest, we are looking at another messy day, looking at rain falling in the lower elevations, mountain snow, as well. that's extending into the parts of northern california. a bit of a break, although we're still seeing showers. we'll see another system move onshore if the west tonight into tomorrow, so that rain will ramp up once again. it's windy too. satellite/radar showing us we're seeing that rain. we have low clouds, some fog out there, it's really misty and foggy in a lot of locations. that includes the midwest, as well, where you see the blue. that is where the snow is falling. we could see 1 to 2 inches in places in iowa, also in illinois. and th

night with the heavy rain and the gusty wind, and even by monday morning, boston through northern new england, we're going to see wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, lester this will be a storm we'll be dealing with into the beginning of next week. >> all right, bill karins, thank you. >>> israel is defending its controversial treatment of a group of detained palestinian men, some stripped to their underwear. israel says the men were apprehended in a hamas stronghold here's richard engel >> reporter: israeli troops lined up more than 100 palestinian men, many stripped to their underwear. palestinians call it collective humiliation. the images sparked global outrage tonight, the israeli military said hamas fighters are dressing as civilians, and the men were detained in what it called hamas strongholds in northern gaza and questioned about why they didn't escape to the south, but southern gaza now is where israel's offensive against hamas is intensifying around the city of khan younis. at the start of the war, our camera crew captured this moment of volunteers digging through rubble they cheer

uninto new england, d.c. to new york to boston.eeing very heavy rain spots flooding going on in those areas. flood alerts currently in place across that entire region. expecting more rain to come down as this system slowly works its way over the north. we do seat best risk of flooding today shift a little farther to the the north new york boston getting into maine. clearing out in d.c. by lunchtime. new york. 2 or 3:00. boston probably the evening commute and all of this continues to work its way to the north. we finally, brian. get a chance or carley i think i'm throwing it to get a chance to clear out. things are improving. those are your weather headlines for now. over to you. >> steve: it's all of us. >> carley: all three. so you pick them. all right, adam. thank you so much. the trump campaign feeling pretty optimistic this morning as brand new fox news polls show him dominating the primary field up 7% from just last month. >> steve: but another poll shows nikki haley actually has the best chance of beating joe biden when they

welcome to the home of the six-time champion new england patriots.my/navy game was historic with this 124th iteration being held in new england for the first time ever. the birthplace of the u.s. army and navy. dating back to 1890, loaded with pomp, circumstance, and pageantry. one of the greatest rivalries on the planet. coming in, army was the third best defense in the nation at forcing turnovers and they got two more in their biggest game of the year. maximum punishment had a tremendous interception and caleb fortner took it to the house to score for army. in this defensive slugfest it would take a goal line tstand t determine the winner. navy a last shot but army rises up. winners of the commander-in-chief trophy with a 17-11 win. afterwards, army getting the party started. this is like their super bowl. they have now won six of their last eight. they are absolutely rolling. we caught up with their fearless leader head coach jeff monken celebrating the victory with his team. >> man, both sides just battled to the en. welcome to the army/navy game

now to severe weather and snow across the country flooding still a issue in new england over the nexthis as the same storm system that led to the tornado outbreak with at least eight twisters touching down across tennessee, kentucky, mississippi, in north carolina, killing six people. there was one ef3 tornado with winds up to 150 miles per hour. it was on the ground for an hour and it traveled 40 miles. cbs's manuel bojorquez shows us the devastation tonight from hard-hit clarksville, tennessee, that's about an hour outside nashville. >> reporter: residents captured the disaster unfolding over middle tennessee on saturday. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: electrical equipment blowing up, lighting up the night sky, daylight revealing the devastation after a dozen possible tornadoes tore through the state, leaving nearly 100 injured and at least six dead including 10-year-old arlan burnham, 31-year-old floridema perez and her 2-year-old son anthony mendez also died when the tornado tossed a nearby trailer crushing their mobile home. perez's husband said in spanish that he and their other tw

there's your rainfall up into new england. high temperatures though for today. who's ever heard of 55 and rain in chicago. danny, you told me you were in chicago and it was like 10 below zero on christmas and you were doing live shots outside, right? >> yeah. yeah. how would 65 degrees warmer feel? >> it would have been a much merrier christmas in that situation. >> i agree. we were tracking out. we found out santa delivered 7.8 billion parcels. >> oh, my god. that is wild. >> that's pretty good. >> fantastic. good. i'll be running back to my tree once we're done here to check if anything was left there. thank you so much, chad. appreciate it. >> you bet. >>> now take a listen to this. ♪ ♪ >> closing out the year with a huge accolade. the pop star superstar won "time magazine's" 2023 person of the year this month. no one else on the planet today can move so many people so well and she did something that we chalk up to the alignments of the planet and faiths. giving too much credit to the stars ignores her power and skill. it grossed $2.2 billion in north america

it heads east, a ton of rain is heading for the east coast, especially for northern portions of new england. under flood watches for about 40 million people. anyone could see two to three inches of rain, and the airports are not where you want to be sunday night with the heavy rain and the gusty winds and even by monday morning, boston through northern new england, we're going to see wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. this will be a storm we'll be dealing with into the beginning of next week. >> bill, thank you. >>> israel is defending its controversial treatment of a group of detained palestinian men, some stripped to their underwear. israel says the men were apprehended in a hamas stronghold. here's richard engel. >> reporter: israeli troops lined up more than 100 palestinian men, many stripped to their underwear. palestinians call it collective humiliation. the images sparked global outrage. tonight, the israeli military said hamas fighters are dressing as civilians, and the men were detained in what it called hamas strongholds in northern gaza and questioned about why they didn't escap

utility crews in new england tonight still trying to restore electricity after powerful wind gusts brought down trees seven states experienced wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour the winds forced the faa to declare a ground stop at boston's logan airport that has since been lifted the storm barreled out of florida over the weekend and brought at least two inches of rain to every coastal state from florida northward. parts of the northeast receiving at least five inches of rain. many areas still under flood alerts as we come on the air tonight. in a moment we'll have the latest on flight disruptions in this very busy travel week. but first the latest on the storm from emilie ikeda >> reporter: with whipping winds and torrential rain, a monster storm is leaving behind a mess for millions tonight after barreling up the east coast wind gusts topping 60 miles an hour in at least seven states today, downing trees onto homes and cars and wiping out power to nearly 800,000 at one point. >> it was raining too hard and the wind was blowing and everything was so crazy here. >> reporter: parts o

it is a tough morning for the coast of new england with gusts of wind 60 to 70mph along the coastlinewer outages and travel trouble are big concerns along with the drenching rain, 2 to 4in for some, the interior is going to switch over to snow. it's already happening in the mountains in the far interior and we will be dealing with accumulating snow. 1 to 3in of snow for many in the interior. 3 to 6in for other spots. you get up into the higher elevations, 6 to 12in of snow on monday. i'm accuweather meteorologist jeff cornish. >> coming up, why the future of macy's department stores is in the spotlight this morning. >> but first, the mystery surrounding the murder of a catholic priest in nebraska. >> and later, the consequences of taylor swift's fashion choice at the chiefs game morning america. a suspect is under arrest in nebraska, accused of murdering a catholic priest. >> police say 65 year old father stephen gutsell called 911 reporting a break in at his rectory north of omaha. he was later found stabbed. a 43 year old suspect was arrested at the scene. no word on a motive. polic

tonight, dangerous winter storms on both coasts, as much as a foot of snow could pile up in parts of new england. in the west, several days of heavy rain and snow expected. our weather team times it out. >>> the shocking crime scene in new york city, where police say a man went on a deadly stabbing rampage. >>> danger in the skies? "the new york times" reports the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers could put travellers at risk, with some allegedly showing up for work drunk, others falling asleep on the job. how the faa and union are responding tonight. >>> a break in the case after that week-long manhunt for a suspected serial killer. what we've just learned about the suspect accused of murdering at least four people, including three homeless men. the technology that helped them track down the suspect. and why police think there could be more victims. back in action, lebron james' son, bronny, returns to the court months after suffering cardiac arrest. >>> and america strong tonight, remembering a woman who taught us to love every moment. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarter

bill belichik's daywise the new england patriots could soon be over. t suggests belichik will likely not return as the team's head coach next season. with reports that owner robert kraft decided to make the change after new england's week 10 loss to the colts, a game that was played in germany. the split could include a trade of belichik to a new team, which would explain the decision not to fire him during the season and chargers, commanders among those rumored. we'll see. there's been conflicting reports on belichik. this is a good reporter, though, who knows the beat. six super bowls to new england, but it could be a very tough way to go out. time now for the weather and let's go to meteorologist angie lassman up there at 30 rock for the forecast. >> you and have alarm clocks but some other folks might want to set their alarms in the overnight hours because we get a nice meteor shower. maybe 75 to 80 per hour. so it the conditions if they're ideal where you are as far as the forecast is concerned you could see some nice meetiers. a system we're watch

wind alerts along the coast, and inland, we could get up to a foot of snow in upstate new york and new england. the timing. new york city, get ready at 10:00, very heavy rain and gusty winds. over the overnight, a fire hose is going to set up from long island, connecticut, rhode island, and central mass. and boston, this is your morning commute. very heavy rainfall and gusty winds. could gust to 60. cape cod up to the maine coast, and look at the inland snow, and finally, it begins to pull out. allow for a lot of delay in the morning hours. have your mobile alerts on overnight and pack your patience in the morning. a quiet stretch will follow. linsey. >>> a real mixed bag there, lee. thank you. >> linsey: now to the israel/hamas war. qatar is warning the window for a cease-fire is narrowing and the world health organization cautions gaza's health care system is collapsing. displaced people desperate for food, water, and sanitation. diseases are said to be running rampant. abc's james longman reports from israel. >> reporter: ongoing bombardment in gaza is narrowing the window for a truce. that