atlanta north, especially north georgia, mountains are going to get it good. and watch out there, north of memphis, nashville, too, depending on how warm your temperatures get now it's just beginning and you can see how widespread it is. the white is the snow. again, a lot of light snow. heading for chicago during the morning rush hour. could pick up an inch or two of fluffy snow. there's that ice and the pink shading is where we're getting freezing rain over kentucky. again, very light now but more intense throughout the day. how much snow? this is not a blockbuster event. in most cases, no shoveling or plowing will be needed. for the most part, one or two inches, the higher totals, some of the areas of west virginia, we may get enhancement from richmond to norfolk, to virginia beach. looks like mostly a miss for all of new england, from d.c., to the south, one or two inches later today. again, that's later today. for the daylight hours, chicago all way through the ohio valley. the forecast again, travel concerns, chicago, green bay, milwaukee, the wohl southe

tonight power is out for most here in north georgia. the crews are out trying to restore it best they can. widespread destruction through the small town. just across the street. a plant, a large plant, was destroyed with about 100 people inside. and all of them made it out okay. minor injuries reported. and in georgia, i'm meteorologist, jewel leap muliee weather channel. >>> we have had a tornado watch in our area throughout the evening. right now include southern maryland. northern neck and spotsylvania, and stafford, do not expect much of a tornado threat. we did not see a single tornado warning with this watch. that's very good news for us. but we are still going to see though is the flood threat. flood warnings. for rivers and creeks. en through frederick, mort guest montgomery, and loudon county, 2, 3, 4 inches of rain. flash flood warnings, baltimore, metro d.c., through culpeper. flooding is going to be an issue overnight tonight. please give yourself a lot of extra time. especially early tomorrow morning. we will still have man

icy roadways on those higher elevations in north georgia, in upstate carolina, we had one fatality, ead to the snow. north of the ice, snow across ohio, into the virginias and mid-atlantic toward new york, near roanoke, virginia, snow last friday and more snow today. most in the one to two inch category. not a big system. not a lot of moisture to work with, and we had snow and spinouts in western pennsylvania, allegheny county in the pittsburgh area and enough snow to cause issue there. by the way, alex, in chicago. finally got their first inch of snow and ends the record streak of 335 days and now they are up to a whopping 2.8 for the season. how about that? chicago missed out on the snow. haven't missed out on the cold. another storm brewing for tomorrow. winter storm watches and freezing rain advisories for parts of seven midwestern states, including chicago, des moines, and the quad cities. we'll be following that and may be talking to you from another location tomorrow morning. >> we look forward to that. i got to tell you, driving, hit the nail on the head. nasty on those roads

north. at least two people have lost their lives in georgia and tennessee. many have lost their homes and tens of thousands were left without power. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: wicked winds whipped through charlotte, north carolina, as rain drenched the queen city, all a part of the nasty storm system marching across the southeast on wednesday. that same system spawned a massive funnel cloud in adairsville, georgia. 100 people were at work when the twister took aim on this plant. thankfully, all were safe. in tennessee, the national weather service confirmed four tornadoes touched down. one man was killed by a falling tree. and in kentucky, two people were injured when another confirmed tornado blew a trailer off its foundation. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> we'll have more on that devastating weather and the latest in terms of weather from nbc's bill karins coming up. >>> the debate over gun control is taking place across the country and yesterday it was heard from the nation's capital to newtown, connecticut, the town that lost 26 lives. last ni

north georgia with wintery conditions.he hardest-hit areas are around roanoke and the southwest virginia. the higher elevations helping to change the reigned over to snow. the storm will be at the outer banks and pull away. legates out, it will drag in some of the cold air to the north. tomorrow could be windy and cold day. all that said, the main thrust of the storm cuts across southern maryland tonight and moves off the coast quickly, it will be windy and cold day tomorrow and then one day of a warm-up. sunny skies and a westerly breeze and maybe even hit 50 before an arctic cold front comes rolling in. that is the first indication of the blast of arctic air coming our way and that will be sweeping through new england. the ravens will be playing in windy and chilly weather. hour snowfall forecast is mostly in the mountains of virginia. a little bit of snow could cut across southern maryland. 24 to 32, but most of the night above freezing. the possibility of a rain or snow showers tonight. but the ground is fairly warm an

the highway was simply shut down in north georgia and the problems remain on metro's green line shut down between the navy yard and southern avenue. the problem? an insulation fire at the anacostia station. workers had to turn off the power and that stranded a couple trains. those trains are still not moving and that's prompted some folks to leave the trains on their own. >>> the crews are still trying to clean the mess made by that terrible crash involving a fire truck and tractor trailer on the beltway today, slowed down traffic most of the entire afternoon. the wreck actually happened before 3 a.m. on the inner loop south of route 50 in prince george's. it left debris all over. a driver of the tractor trailer ran smack into the back of a fire truck that was trying to make a u-turn. medics rushed four volunteer firefighters and three others to the hospital. one firefighter's arm was actually severed, but the doctors managed to reattach it. >>> senators were debating gun control on capitol hill today. in attendance, former congress member gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kell

this will be living off the carolina banks and you can see alabama and north georgia, up into west virginia, they're picking up heavy snow. the storm is off the outer banks and that pulls down the cold air. you can see the snow late tonight and early morning along the coastal areas as the storm moves out. that clears the area and sunshine returns tomorrow and experience a warmup on saturday before a stronger front rolls out of the great lakes sunday night into monday. when the next front comes through, it might bring in the coldest air of winter so far. pretty much nothing appear as far as that goes. we could get rain or snow but the ground is warm and it will cost a lot of problems. 36 to 41 with sunny skies and northwest winds at 10 to 20 miles an hour. the arctic front sunday afternoon brings snow showers and cold weather and temperatures below normal. >> with you from the performance center where work continues for the coaches tonight. they will travel to foxborough and face the patriot to on sunday. the defensive game plan features a complex series of items the ravens have to succeed a

the storm itself kind of swirling from north georgia and eventually kicking moving off to the south and no snow really for the atlanta area. the north georgia mountains will pick up some much the rain in some areas will change to snow as we talk about the northeasterly wind that will come down and drop those colder temperatures across the area. how much snow are we talking about? again, we have mentioned about alabama and mississippi already getting three inches of snow there. some areas even higher up in the winston county, northern parts of alabama. four inches of snow there. three to six inches. swated of western carolina southern virginia includes richmond area. the bigger snows in the higher terrain southwest virginia and extend into the smokies and it looks like again that will continue on into early tomorrow. can't evenliminate southern new jersey. could be 1 to 4 inches of snow in the extreme southern part of that state and dusting over eastern long island. if you don't like the weather, wait a little bit, look at the warm-up coming tomorrow to the southeast. back into the 50s s

but kind of a rainy, gloomy start to your new year, especially northern mississippi, alabama, north georgiae go throughout the day. your new year's day forecast, first of 2013, no big storms out there on the way. it looks like a quiet start weather-wise to 2013. >>> minimum wage goes up in ten states today. a decent year for stocks. did you notice? plus 2012 was the safest year for air travel ever. you're watching "first look" on this first day of january 2013. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and bean

heavy snow is forecasted from north georgia to washington, d.c., which could get up to 6 inches. up to 2 inches is forecasted for alabama and mississippi. there's been widespread flooding in west virginia and tennessee and some dangerous icy road conditions. >>> the 787 dreamliner is turning into a nightmare for boeing. the high-tech jet has been grounded in this country by the faa. airlines in japan and india and the european aviation safety agency have also forced the new jet to stop flying. there have been a number of safety-related issues with the 787, but the risk of battery fires appears to be the most troublesome. boeing says the 787 is safe. randall pinkston has the report. >> reporter: the federal aviation administration ordered all 787 dreamliners grounded in the u.s. while the agency investigates problems with the plane's lithion batteries. the move follows an emergency landing in western japan thursday, which forced them to ground two of their airliner fleets. passengers got off using inflatable slides. one passenger got injured. the crew detected a burning smell 45 m

fortunately for us no tornadoes, but this tornado touched down in north georgia.fficials say it was on the ground at least a couple miles damaging buildings, flipping cars. fire officials have found at least one body in this storm damage. tennessee was hit hard, too. memphis in some places had as much as 4 inches of rain today, winds heavy enough to knock over the trees. 47-year-old man was killed in nashville. he was taking shelter in a shed, but then a tree fell on it. tennessee has been declared a state of emergency. the problems continue from there. high winds ripped the roof right off a wal-mart distribution center in texas and tens of thousands of people are without power tonight in arkansas. >> stay with fox 5 for continuing coverage. remember you can track the forecast 24/7 with the fox 5 weather app. download it on your droid, iphone or ipad. >>> it was wild chaos tonight on metro when power was cut to two green line trains stranding hundreds of passengers between the navy yard and anacostia stations during the evening rush. some of them took matters into

but kind of a rainy, gloomy start to your new year, especially northern mississippi, alabama, north georgia, as we go throughout the day. your new year's day forecast, first of 2013, no big storms out there on the way. it looks like a quiet start weather-wise to 2013. >>> minimum wage goes up in ten states today. a decent year for stocks. did you notice? plus 2012 was the safest year for air travel ever. you're watching "first look" on this first day of january 2013. [ sniffs ] [ sneezes ] [ sniffles ] [ female announcer ] for everything your face has to face. face it with puffs facial tissues. puffs has air-fluffed pillows for 40% more cushiony thickness. face every day with puffs softness. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> happy new year and welcome back. some stories making news this morning. two people were kil

we had 30 different reports of tornadoes over the past two days, seven in north georgia this morning. so yes, it was pouring in new orleans with gusty winds, but they were on the southern end of things. we had 550 reports over the past two days of wind damage and one person did lose his life in tennessee as a result of this severe weather, which will be heading toward baltimore over the next 12 hours. they had a high of 70 today. they will be in the 40s tomorrow on the other side of that front. on the other side of the country, we find a huge bubble of high pressure right over top of northern california. you can see that dark color, that says no moisture in the atmosphere whatsoever. we'll talk about how long we will stay sunny and dry, nice outside today. i'll have your full forecast coming up in about 12 minutes. >> thank you. >>> it was a melee in the mission after the giants world series win last fall. the city does not want to see this repeated come super bowl sunday. cbs 5 reporter da lin on the mayor's assurances to business owners. >> reporter: sporting a 49ers cap and a brigh

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at night well that's just one misdemeanor that they will be punished and some people make under north georgia come to find out what other creative measures have been put in place . a virtual clash occurred ad greece's labor minister's office says hundreds of protesters battled with police after storm in the building the demonstrators raged over an eminent drownd of fresh pay cuts and pension installations all part of athens austerity drive but the police response according to lawyer george to travelers who was part of a new approach. the government has decided to follow up holy sea of zero tolerance as it sais i do use the that existence of your state in measures so we have steam to the government to take in medicine measures that they are unconstitutional against the very center strikes and now we have seen all of their lives very violently against a generally peaceful and calm demonstration where only seeing the last three or four weeks campaigning for propaganda trying to convince us that now their worst is becoming best there is i don't believe that this is true is exactly because we are

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ford county or gordon county, this is northwestern georgia, and north central georgia as well you need to seek shelter immediately. there could currently be a tornado on the ground or very shortly. this is moving at 60 miles per hour. the storms race toward the north and east and we are look at a widespread risk for severe storms not just in georgia but stretching from portions of the northern florida sections to the florida panned handle up into sections of pittsburg. pennsylvania looking at a severe weather risk today. new jersey looking at that possibility to see damaging wind from some of these storms as they do continue to race eastward. we had very heavy rain associated with the storm. flooding is another concern. tornado watches across georgia, alabama and also eastern portions of tennessee and western north carolina. stay alert because today you are looking at the possibility of tornadoes. here is a closer look at the tornado warning to the north and west of atlanta and georgia. on the northern side of the storm system we are talking about snowfall, winter storm warnings right

. >>> the same storm system moving through our area produced this tornado in north georgia. officials say it was on the ground for two miles. at least one body has been found in the storm damage. >>> a hostage situation where a little boy is being held by a man in alabama continues today. s.w.a.t. team have taken up positions around the gunman's property and negotiations are yoko ono going with the suspect. police plan to update the public on the situation later on this morning. >>> back locally, problems on the green line have been resolved. issues began during the evening rush hour yesterday with trains single tracking between the navy yard and southern avenue stations due to an electrical problem near the anacostia stop. the problem had many passengers scared after they saw smoke from a small fire produced by the problem. about 2,000 people were stranded for several hours. >>> it is an american idol shake-up as several golden ticket winners go to hollywood. >> we have a report. >> reporter: it was all miles and happy feet for some talented and lucky idol contestants in lo

some investors from england ok i'm here to share a new bio morsel by poverty in this area and in north georgiabut. not here no exception ok same distinct solution to carry on with the problem was that you're so beautiful all of us in our. own car. good times and goldman sachs staff of the investment giant are reported to be getting a significant thousand reboost but a lot of that money has been made on the back of surging food prices which are leaving many around the world starving earlier i spoke to our alexei or says he has been looking in to this very issue. this debate has been going on years now but this latest controversy is definitely making this discussion even more fueled now the employees of goldman sachs investment bank are in for some happy times their salaries have reportedly been raised and almost half a million dollars worth of annual bonuses are to be paid out all because in twenty two of the company made about four hundred million dollars from investing its clients' money in a range of products known as soft commodities such as read and maize to coffee and sugar but what's goo

in "deliverance" north georgia was discovered. the state's movie industry took off.lly protected. it can never be dammed or developed. but to this day some locals hate "deliverance." >> i find "deliverance" less tasty than -- not at all. >> barbara woodall is an author, a grandmother, and a self-brabed plain ole mountain gal. she says "deliverance" put north georgia on the map for all the wrong reasons. >> it was just repulsive. the stereotyping. >> reporter: what in particular? >> what stereotyping? oh, that we're all ignorant, stupid hillbillies straight from the land of nine-fingered people. >> talk about genetic deficiencies. >> good forbid you come face to face with one of these inbred hillbillies. it's the wrong depiction of a humble people that didn't deserve to be assaulted on the silver screen like that. ♪ >> reporter: in "deliverance" this banjo playing boy became the face of the movie's backwoods stereotype. the actor was billy redden. he's now a 56-year-old maintenance man at the local walmart. to this day do people come up to you and say, are you the ban

union membership was up in texas and oklahoma and georgia and north carolina, tennessee. so, it's not -- these numbers are national and patterns of job growth and patterns of job construction taking place and peeling behind the numbers you see the success of the labor movement where people did not expect. >> it's an interesting article and will continue to follow the numbers and see what this means and impact of upcoming elections. thank you very much, bill. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. >>> coming up, gut check and joined by congressman tammy duckworth. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership.

. >>> thousands still without power, after attorneys ripped through parts of north georgia. five counties got slammed. at least eight people were injured, official say about 250 homes were damaged by the heavy winds and strong rain. the state's governor has declared the emergency in some of the affected areas. >> we no longer have a rain event, and we have some wind out there. >> the wind has been kicking up during the day today. we're waiting for that wind yet. 40, 50-mile-an-hour winds, that's exactly what we continue to see. right now you can see we're seeing some mostly clear skies around the d.c. metro area, but clouds off in the distance. but look -- winds gusting to 22 at the airport. still seeing wind gusts in martins burg over at vwi, gusting to 40 miles an hour. you add that, and we're talking about a much colder night out there tonight. the current number in martins burg. hagerstown. and in annapolis, 37 in manassas, look at fredericksburg. much different than what we saw yesterday. take a look at the windchill numbers. how about these? at 5:00 in the afternoon, 1

we're going to see snow into mississippi, alabama, even north georgia. y bring snow to the atlanta area. it will be later in the evening if we get any snow. we expect most of the accumulation on the north side of the state. but the heaviest amounts where we could see 6 to 12 inches will be across the appalachians. parts of eastern tennessee and into western north carolina. get ready for a very snowy day. and some snow may make it into d.c., the baltimore area. at this point we're look at mostly rain mixing in with a few flakes. i don't think it will be too big for your travel impacts later in the afternoon. 39 in d.c. so we're pretty much staying above freezing throughout the day. 48 in atlanta. the temperatures get a lot colder as we head into the evening. some very cold air moving into the upper midwest and the northern plains here. be prepared for that. temperatures will stay below average for several days as the clipper system moves through on friday that will bring some snow to the western lakes. we're looking at clearing for the southeast with tempe

you don't see that all that afternoon o tomorrow throughout the day it moves across alabama and north georgiatains. then we will see a little pocket of some very heavy snow falling. southern appalachians six to 10 inches of snow. north carolina, south carolina, maybe a little bit of virginia as well maybe seeing one to three inches of this. the good part about this is going to stay to the south i believe. i don't think we are going to be talking about another storm folks there. >> you can call me whatever you want to, rick. it's goodbye me. rick reichmuth with us tonight. lance armstrong reports should coo have shown more reports when admitting to oprah winfrey that he took performance enhancing drugs. notre dame surrounding football star whose girlfriend do id days before a big game this year turns out that heart breaking story is apparently not true. those details next. [ male announcer ] here's a word that could give you peace of mind. unbiased. some brokerage firms are. but way too many aren't. some of the ones that push mutual funds with their names on them -- aren't. why? because sellin

but the north georgia mountains had ice and cars skidding off the roadways. the other angle with this storm is the fact that we had snow from the ohio valley all the way to the northeast. but the snowfall amounts were on the light side from columbus to pittsburgh, into washington. generally a 1 to 2 inch snowfall. philadelphia and new york central park had 1 1/2 inches of snow. for the first time in chicago in 335 days they had an inch of snow. so the record streak ends but they've only had now about three inches for the entire winter. it still stays very cold today across the midwest and northeast. down here we're back above 40, almost to 50 as all the ice is melted and all the power is back onto those 4,000 customers that lost power. looking ahead, another icing event on the cards for later tonight and tomorrow across parts of the midwest. we're keeping an eye on the quad cities, des moines, and even chicago on sunday afternoon. tj, back to you. >> your west coast headlines are up next with the story of a ceo who just got an 80% raise. must be nice. and a n

the damage is pretty extensive here in north georgia.le town of adaresville really just suffering and recovering this morning. you see here this was actually a -- a rental building. some kind of a storage building. there's really no way to tell what it is because there's nothing left of it. look at it. cinder blocks broken in half from the force of this tornado which hasn't been rated yet, by the way. here's a piece of plumbing that was ripped out of the wall. that goes to show how strong this tornado was. now our national weather service assessment team's going to be out here later this morning. they'll give the official designation. but the bottom line is that hundreds of people here are still without homes and businesses, and fortunately most of them -- all of them except for one gentleman is doing okay this morning. there was one fatality as a result of this twister that came through about 11:00 yesterday morning. so right now, it's recovery mode here. there's a dust-to-dawn curfew, a water boil order. and people really trying to get

some forecasts are predicting one to four inches of snow from mississippi to north georgia and up toof snow in the appalachians. >>> pulling money out of the atm might get more precise. chase and pnc are dispensing the cash you need down to the dollar so there's no need to pull out 40 bucks when you only need 32. it's rolled out as many as 400 atms already and plans to double that by the end of the year. >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question for you this morning, why do we cheat? lance armstrong has been stripped of his olympic medal, so was it worth it? why do so many take the easy way out? we've become a nation of cheaters, because cheaters win. >> i did take a banned substance, and you know, for that i'm very sorry, and deeply regretful. >> reporter: but alex rodriguez still gets to play for the team that boasted dimaggio and ruth and holds on to his $275 million contract. >> sometimes people who realize they won't be punished if they do something wrong will go ahead and do something wrong so there have to be consequences to the behavio

freezing rain advisories across parts of north georgia.ea from bowling green towards appalachians, across the smokey mountains, we could see quarter to half an inch of ice accumulating. roads could be rough and see power outages with trees and powers line coming down with the ice up. here is what future radar and temperatures look like. we'll go from right now over the next couple hours. icing spreading into parts of north carolina. a little snow falling in towards washington, d.c. by this evening we'll see snow in towards new york city parts of jersey. dusting into a little snow. it is not a major snowstorm but temperatures remain cool behind us. here is what we're look at now. cold across the area. feels like 12 degrees in new york city. by monday and tuesday we might even see 50 degrees for a lot of this area for one day, tuesday, maybe into wednesday a little bit. jon? jon: wow, that would be a change. >> it would be a nice break. jon: rick reichmuth, thank you. >> you bet. arthel: it is a story that rocked washington and the country m

five of them across north georgia. and right now atlanta being pummeled with very heavy rain.ado right now, but certainly very significant wind. all of these storms pull through, clearing out midnight across georgia and the south east. we will replay this for the northeast and things are getting worse this afternoon. a big line of storms moving through overnight toward new york city on thursday morning at 6:00 still seeing the rain near boston. cold and windy. incredible temperature swings and we are seeing it right now. 94 degrees, january 29th, 94 degrees. more in towards wisconsin and parts of iowa doing with pretty significant winter weather as well. ashley: yikes. tracy: i am a mother, but this is how people get sick. it goes up, it goes down. ashley: that is true. look at library unveiling new smart phones and a new name. shibani joshi has the details. >> the weather and research in motion a stock-price kind of the same. it goes up, it goes down, it has been going down the last five trading days or so. the anticipation has been high for today's blackberry 10 unveiling. i

right now we are watching the entire area here all the way from north georgia back down through rome with storms coming by. taking a look at the temperatures. this is extreme weather. it's 70 degrees in atlanta. 28 in kansas city. up here, temperatures are well below zero again. that's not wind chill. that's air temperature. cold and warm never like to clash. doesn't matter what season it is. when they touch each other, when there is a big enough cold front you can always get the threat of tornadoes. >> where do we think the threat is going? >> the cells are ahead of the line moving through alabama into georgia. atlanta will be affected in the next two, three hour. maybe less if a storm pops up not on radar at this point. the storms are rotating, so the storm itself is going around. the back of the storm becomes a meso cyclone or a low pressure system. if you are in the tornado watch box buy an app for the smartphone, get an old weather radio. keep it on if you are in the warm zone. in the cold zone, you're clear. you may get snow. if you walk outside and go, man, it's hot today. why

we have video of this tornado hitting a town in north georgia. >> looks like a tornado right near downtown. slashing toward i-75. a tornado, apparently about on the ground here in adairsville, you can see to the right of the funnel, some of the debris now coming up. this is only about a quarter of a mile from our location here on highway -- >> this tornado here, this leveled a small home. see some of the trailers, cars, flipped ten cars, we're told. and now some new footage here. aerial video this is tennessee. roofs ripped off, what looks to be some sort of manufacturing plant, person died when a building collapsed and a man killed in nashville, tennessee, when a tree fell on his home. got a lot of people to talk to. miguel marquez joins me live from adairsville, just about 60 miles north of atlanta. we also have someone joining us who is very familiar with storms like this, storm chaser and adventurer george caronis and chad myers here. lots of voices, keep this conversation going. miguel on the phone with me, let me begin with you. paint me the picture of what you're looking at. >> utte

the heaviest rain you can see coming into north georgia and eastern areas of tennessee and western northront. it's not going to really move anywhere. here's that. florida still will be warm the next couple of days. north carolina, 78 degrees. breaking a record. exceptional warmth. again, just in that little area. all that moisture around the northeast, incredibly foggy. travel will be quite an issue this morning. we have that dense fog advisory throughout 7:00 this morning. highs today, you can see where they're exceptionally cold. minneapolis is 12. they should be at 24. it's not that exceptionally cold there. places like denver, salt lake city today all 20 degrees below average. as we head towards tnext couple of days, there's a rebound. salt lake city is 25 by wednesday. similar deal in denver, heading to 47, and only in the teens today. much warmer air. that's going to spread across the entire country. >> all right. thanks very much. >> you are welcome. >> 47 minutes past the hour. the hunt for huge snakes. coming up, the python challenge starts today. tv wildlife expert jeff corwin

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georgia. still some storms across parts of north carolina. we will repeat this up across the northeast, because it's going to be a little bit longer before we are done with this storm. move this through, it's during the overnight hours, we are going to see very strong storms cut through the big cities of the northeast. by noon today it's gone but it's very windy. we will see a lot of lake-effect snow pile up around the great lakes. behind it, shepard, the cold is back, we were 63 in chicago. tomorrow, there you go, return to winter. 15 degrees, shep. >> shepard: israeli war planes bombed in syria. may have been targeting another group based in another country. the latest on that. the search is on for a winner of a 14-million-dollar lottery jackpot. a person who walked away rather than say how he got the ticket. left $14 million on the table. the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. a body at rest tends to stay at rest

much of areas in the mountains and tennessee and north georgia, those are the areas of concern. the snow, also raining this morning in los angeles, drive carefully, all the way down to san diego. and then the weekend, we start to warm it up a little bit in the great lakes and new england. no big storms. just be dealing with some showers on the west coast. and we get a nice little warm-up from many areas of eastern half of the country, but then it looks like another shot of arctic air the middle of next week. nothing we'll be looking forward to. you're watch "morning joe," shot of the ice rink in new york city, plenty frozen. have a great weekend. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, su

one of them slammed north thern georgia knocking out power, flipping over trucks and cars and damagingn was killed when a tree crushed his trailer. another man died in tennessee. >> rough few days for weather. with that take a look at today's weather. strong storms from atlanta to new england. some morning downpours for d.c. and here in the big apple. lake-effect snow from michigan to upstate new york. snow in the rockies and cascades. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 40s boise to albuquerque. subzero and single digits in the midwest with wind chills dipping to 50 below zero. 50s in the northeast. upper 70s in miami. i can't belief i just said 50 below zero with wind chill. >> no reason to voluntarily be anywhere that cold in life. ever. move. today. >> okay. we now present the star of this morning's broadcast. the mascot from western illinois university, rocky. >> rocky! rocky got excited the other day and ran right into the path of a back flipping cheerleader. ricky must not have seen her in the costume. the girl was fine. bounced right back up. and rocky seemed fine too. he did