there is snow in the forecast for parts of northern minnesota and northern wisconsin. it won't be long lasting. temperatures are mild. we will see more substantial snow across parts of the west, into montana, wyoming, utah. the higher elevations there could see some of the snow accumulating, because it is kind of a vigorous storm system. the southwest, though, is looking very mild and very, very nice. i want to show you high temperatures today. it may not feel like october everywhere. we have 80 degrees in los angeles. but 90 in phoenix. that sounds pretty good. a little cooler in salt lake at 54. 64 in kansas city. and as we look toward the east, the forecast is looking good. you'll find 63 today in washington, d.c. a high today of 58 in boston. and new york, sunny today and 61 degrees. finally in florida, still hot, in the mid 80s for tampa and miami. that is a look at your forecast for "hln." i hope you have a great weekend. >>> many of you are trying to cut your power bills with new energy-saving appliances. but you may not save as much money as the manufacturers a

rain coming out of basically the dakotas into northern minnesota. western wisconsin and minneapolis, just a little light rain but i think that's all you get for today. back into the deep southwest, remember that rain that came across northern california yesterday afternoon. now it's setting shop near the southern part of the rockies, but you've got a lot of rain around san francisco. they got about a half inch of rain, flooded out a little bit of areas right there. look at the muni right there. a bit of rain coming on through. not that bad. you don't see it that often, but that was san francisco yesterday. today a different story. much dryer. >> i'm glad it's going to be dryer. >>> a u.s. scientist had a top security clearance to work on classified space projects, but now he is charged with trying to sell secrets. . >>> our salute today is for a marine that turns 21 tomorrow. shane gruell has been in afghanistan since may. her mother misses shane and cannot wait until he comes home. maybe you have someone you love in the service and you want to salut

you mentioned snow, there is know for parts of northern minnesota and northern wisconsin. it won't be long lasting. temperatures are mostly mild. will we'll see more substantial snow across the west, montana, wyoming, utah, the higher elevations there could see some of the snow accumulating because it is kind of a vigorous storm system. the southwest, though, looking very mild and very, very nice. i want to show you high temperatures today because it may not feel like october everywhere. we have 80 degrees in los angeles but 90 in phoenix. that sounds good. a little cooler in salt lake at 54, 64 in kansas city and as we look toward the east, the forecast is looking good. 63 in washington, d.c., a high today of 58 in boston, and new york, sunny today and 61 kbres. finally, down in florida, still hot in the mooitd-80s for tampa and miami. that's a look at your forecast. have a great weekend. >>> many of you are trying to cut your power bills with new energy saving appliances, but you may not save as much money as the manufacturers actually claim. money expert jennifer westho

i know larry in minnesota, in northern minnesota, mining and home construction logging has particularly suffered and i will be asking more about the trends across this country. we also are struggling in congress right now -- commissioner hall with the extension of unemployment benefits. the house passed a bill that limited the extension to states that have 8.5% unemployment. coming from an area where we have some regions that are significantly below that and some areas of our state which are significantly above that, i don't believe that that is the answer. so in the senate we're looking at how we can extend unemployment benefits to all states to get at some of the people at my state that i've heard from in recent months and someone who wrote in recently from woodbury. i've applied to over 500 jobs since last july and have personally walked into 60 companies with resumes in hand. companies don't even get back to me regarding my letter and resume. we are discouraged and we are isolated. so we have to remember that while we are starting to see some recovery and there have been some dramat

rain stretches into basically northern minnesota into the dakotas and breaks up a touch. a lot of rain in this area just yesterday. look at the results from yesterday's rain. paynesville, minnesota, almost three inch, jackson, 2.39. the rain continues this morning, off and on for the next day, maybe day and a half. more in a bit. >> thank you, bob. >>> we have an exciting addition to our prime-time lineup "the joy behar show" premiered this week, airs every night at 9:00 p.m. last night she chatted with comedian jeffrey ross about president obama. >> comedians have pretty much avoided a lot of jokes about obama. you think it's time now? >> i think obama's skin is thick. there will be a lot of jokes about the size of his stimulus package. a lot of fun, i think. they're going to sling jokes in washington, may as well do it here. >> check the show 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> a man who is deaf and mute couldn't call for help when his apartment caught fire but still managed to rescue his fiancee and baby from the flames. >>> plus, the summer travel season may be over, but the deals

you see a good batch of moisture through northern parts of minnesota stretching on to western wisconsin the now the u.p. of michigan. more light rain behind that. no severe weather today. it's a lot of rain and what about tropical storm rick? >>> the post office may leave be a little extra money in your pocket. plus, this one was no hoax. the original balloon boy talks about an experience 78 years ago that even had the smithsonian taking note. >>> our salute today is for a marine who is going to turn 21 tomorrow. he has been in afghanistan since may. to celebrate his 21st birthday, started a 21-day charity bike ride to build money to build a home. she misses shane and can't wait until he comes home. do you have someone in the service and you want to salute them? go to cnn.com/robin. >>> this morning at least one woman was killed after two suicide attacks at a university in pakistan. at least six people were injured. the blasts happened at the international islamic university in pakistan's capital. more than 12,000 students from all over the world go to school there. criminal charges cou

northern parts of minnesota into wisconsin. you usually see snow beginning to fall this time of year but that snow line is going to work in towards western and central pennsylvania by late this afternoon, tonight, through tomorrow morning so, yeah we're going to see the snow early right across basically the poconos and the allegheny. a low-pressure center caught up in the jet stream pushing a good shield of rain out ahead to the ohio valley and down in towards tennessee. we have the convergence of jet streams going on in the lower levels. look at these big thunderstorms beginning to pop up around southeastern oklahoma western parts of arkansas and getting in towards almost near shreveport later this morning. we also had a couple funnel clouds across southeastern oklahoma early this morning. no touchdowns. no tornado reports yet but the severe thunderstorm warnings are out there. those are the orange boxes all drifting to the southeast at about 15 miles per hour so it's going to rain over you for a longer period of time since th

look at the rain coming in towards northern minnesota and also in the u.p. not a big deal but it's out there, and that's the beginning stages of that low. and strikes of lightning along i-70. you're going to see that begin to develop again in towards st. louis again today. back to the west a little bit farther, you can see salt lake city, not much happening here, but this morning you had some decent rain up ahead. you still have a ground stoppage, a lot of rain going to come up out of the gulf of mexico region right there in towards houston and shreveport and dallas. rest of the country, pretty decent day traveling over to the east it's just cold. temperatures back up to 50 in charlotte and 52 in atlanta. more on that in just a little bit. >> 32 this morning around the region. >> that's ice making weather. >> we're talking about lower parts of georgia doesn't really get that cold this time of year. >>> >>> have you cherked your face book page already today? and this isn't the first time the balloon boy's dad has had a run in with authorities evidently. >>> n

i know larry in minnesota, in northern minnesota, mining and home construction logging has particularlynd i will be asking more about the trends across this country. we also are struggling in congress right now -- commissioner hall with the extension of unemployment benefits. the house passed a bill that limited the extension to states that have 8.5% unemployment. coming from an area where we have some regions that are significantly below that and some areas of our state which are significantly above that, i don't believe that that is the answer. so in the senate we're looking at how /en@@@ i have applied to over 500 jobs since last july and walked into over 60 companies with resume in hand. companies don't get back to me. we are discouraged and we are isolated. we have to remember that while we are starting to see recovery and there have been signs of hope, which are good for our upcoming and the stock market is doing better, that there are still many people out of work. i am looking forward to hearing about the recent data, so we can look at the fact and not just political rhetoric. t

you're getting some snow northern parts of minnesota and western wisconsin. looking for a quick one to two inches of snow on top of what you've already seen before it finally moves away and turns to all rain around places like chicago. then you get across the mid-atlantic rain showers in place towards washington close to new york city as well later tonight. we're going to start seeing that cold air begin to move on in winter storm will warnings are posted for northern sections of pennsylvania, also a watch out there for lower new york state, not including courtland but close there, includes binghamton. 6 to 12 inches of snow starting today ending saturday morning. rain in d.c. and the beltway. live to washington delays at the airports because of this. you can see the poor visibility at the capitol. up the line up 95 towards new york city, you're going to get the rain showers moving in later this afternoon and then the wind picks up. that low develops off the jersey shore. watch for gusty winds today new york, all the way to boston down to philadelphia. winds

there's that storm area that has raced all the way from wisconsin and minnesota up into northern new england. that was the cause for the winds. some great color coming up right in our own, not too far away. this will be the best weekend to see the color. the high elevations out of the appalachians, even the skyline drive beginning to show nice color. it will be a chilly morning tomorrow but it will be also light winds. that's what you'll really notice tomorrow. none of the winds that we had today. temperatures tomorrow afternoon, once again mighty fine. be a few clouds for you folks out toward winchester, western loudoun county. after that, more sunshine ahead. could be some morning showers on saturday. saturday right now is the iffier and has been sort of in and out but i think things will move by so by later saturday and especially sunday we're in for more great weather and then i see a bit of a change next week especially the early to mid part of the week rather cold with mornings into the low to m 40s even around town tomorrow. a feel of fall if not the winds of fall. back to you

of michigan and northern parts of minnesota. that's how far the frontal bound sear located.s than two-mile visibility down through the snow. also the snow building up near pueblo. mainly in the higher elevations. that's going to get the highest amount of snow. we're talking 10 to 18 inches with around the state line with colorado and new mexico. four to eight inches of snow. south of denver. denver metro, probably looking about an inch, maybe a little less. currently snowing now. temperature is 33 degrees. tough to get it to stick when it's that warm. hopefully you won't see any travel delays out of that. texas, thunderstorms, showers developing near dallas. heavier rain around amarillo. see that line as it moves up toward the north. the whole rain shield itself is going to move slowly to the east over the next couple of days. next 36 hours, a lot of rain pile up. 1 to 4 inches around the areas by texarkana back to dallas through ft. worth. all the way in towards florida by probably friday morning. showers going all the way towards the north around nebraska. extends way on i

minnesota, iowa, into northern illinois and indiana, will get chilly temperatures.he strongest storms will be today. and the storms have moved through the new orleans area. now, they'll spread east. houston, new orleans this afternoon. pensacola, into birmingham. those storms could have large hail with it. here's some news for california. that is, after all of the heat you've been going through and the dry conditions, we'll kind of see cooler temperatures backing in, as we get through the weekend. look at l.a. >> we are gearing up for a breezy morning. a breezy afternoon, as well. high temperatures around 75 degrees. and all that weather was brought to you by ragu pasta sauce. diane? >> thanks, sam. >>> coming up next, is your employer, in essence, betting on your life? we're going to explore one of the shocking claims in michael moore's new movie. the shocking claims in michael moore's new movie. see if it' with ragu, you can give your kids veggies they'll actually eat. ragu has more than a full serving of veggies in every half-cup. so give them a good start .with

northern plains. up to two feet of mountain snow in idaho, montana, wyoming and the dakotas. wow. the season is here. rain today from nebraska to minnesota. rain also from the floridas to the carolis. the floridas? there's only one florida last time i checked. and showers in northern new england. >> a seasonable 66 in boston. 70 in new york. cooler than normal for most of the country. just 47 in fargo and 55 in minneapolis. low 50s in boise and salt lake city, and 50 in colorado springs. >> a nice day in the floridas. >>> a tiny town in iowa suddenly growing by leaps and bounds. but the new residents are stiff. >> the population boom is due to an influx of mannequins. a local businesswoman is putting the life-sized dolls on newly installed benches. why, you ask? just for fun. >> too much time on her hands. >> she started setting out the mannequins at the end of july but figures she'll have to stop in two weeks because she's running out of benches. >> our office manager has gotten into mannequins. she has a man mannequin in her office now. >> weird. >> i occasionally mistake him for a real man when you walk by. >> strange. >> we'll be rig

the snow piled up last night in central nebraska and now northern michigan, getting in towards basically minnesota and iowa, too. you got the cold air right here. that's where it's located. the rain trying to fall into there. crashing down there and turning into snow. that's the white. south of minneapolis, that's where the snow's piling up. ahead of this, though, look at the cold front. that's the trigger today for heavy downpours once again and when you live in central alabama, heavy rain now. the path towards georgia and kentucky and tennessee. ultimately the carolinas overnight tonight. heavy at times and stretches to new england, too. stormy for you in atlanta later today. rain back on in towards basically northern kentucky. that's just beginning the heaviest all morning long and fans out nicely in towards michigan, back into wisconsin and then heavy downpour action now moving in towards central ohio. living in columbus, cleveland, it is raining for most of the day. look at the squall coming out of the indianapolis stretching to toledo and detroit, backside of that, the rain beginning to loos

there and rain itself stretches through the great lakes and back towards minnesota and wisconsin and turns back into snow across northern parts of north dakota. that's what it looks like here. the severe weather lines we had across lower parts of oklahoma now beginning to break up just a bit, but that yellow watch box still severe thunderstorm watch until noon your time and rain line stretching out of lower parts of missouri and into st. louis metro and out of there and stretching in towards places like indiana. chicago, the rain is basically gone. at least the heavy stuff and wind pick up in intensity later this afternoon. delays at the airport because of that. look at the heavy, steady rain over minneapolis and in towards st. cloud and breaking up the light snow into north dakota and that's all you're going to find. if you travel to the east coast, moisture in place and watch for delays at the airport because of the low clouds. that's it, richard. more again tomorrow. >> this tuesday, not only your birthday, but happy anniversary. >> thanks, man. i can't believe it, we made it eight years. still, even with me. >> i do

northern pennsylvania. now stretching in towards new york as well and the rain wraps all the way back in towards minnesota, the dakotas and then wraps back in towards wisconsin, too. some of the rain totals we had from yesterday pretty impressive. look at these coming out of minnesota. look at paynesville, 2.9 inches of rain. st. cloud, 2.13. fargo and north dakota almost two inches of rain yesterday. speaking of heavy rain look at this. it was like the apocalypse. that's how one woman described mudslides that killed at least 13 people on the island of cicely in italy. authorities say several buildings collapsed and about 20 people are still missing. so that is just a horrible situation. it was basically a heck of a lot of rain in the mountains, just washing down and going, turning into the mud. so just a dire situation in parts of cicely unfortunately. >> my husband has relatives there. not in those areas though. >> it's a rough couple days. more rain in the forecast to go. >> that's a shame. thank you so much, bob. >>> well, apparently reality television is just a little too real for jon gosselin. why he

minnesota. minneapolis right now has a three-hour weather delay because of low clouds and snow. that's what it looks like at their airport. heavy rain marching thereonon through northernuall line developing around the stateline with alabama and georgia. it will be for the entire day. squall coming out of birmingham headed in toward georgia. more rain today. 3 to 5 in areas shaded in dark green. flash flood watches here. warnings are counties shade in bright green which means flooding already occurring. next couple days. 48-hour rain totals coming in between 3 and 5 where you see yellow shaded areas. it's out there. more rain coming in but it's evaporating before it does so. freeze warnings are around. back across the midwest, plains here come the snow. northern parts of nebraska in toward lower parts of south dakota. 1 to 2 inches for today stretching in toward minneapolis. advisories are out there live to atlanta if you are trying to travel in or out on a busy monday morning, that's the situation. low clouds. heavy rain. that's hard to get through. we already have a ground stop until 8:30 that will get extended. full details of air travel in 15 minutes. this weather