the northern plains is a travel trouble spot. a little slippery around minneapolis, a little bit of freezing rain, sleet, changing over to light snow. chicago and detroit and cleveland and indianapolis, rain for you today. now looking at tuesday into wednesday, the cold air still remains in the northern plains. nothing too bad on tuesday. but wednesday, a very busy travel day. that's where we're going to see rain breaking out here from chicago to chanz city. and a chance of some freezing rain and snow in areas of minnesota, wisconsin and the dakotas. so once again the only travel trouble spots the northern plains. if you're watching us on wmgm-tv, nbc 40 atlantic city, new jersey, no need to worry about holiday leftovers. take your thanksgiving leftovers cooking class in nearby cape may at the cape may county library. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> and then e-mail us all of your tips. because we need help. >> all you need is cranberry sauce. dump it on top of anything. it's good. >> now here's an early look at thi

first president bush put a plain down in lake michigan.s was found 33 miles off the coast of waukegan and 250 feet of water and that's where it's been in a cold sandy grave for almost 70 years. >> only f-4u-1 in the world. and it's right here. >> reporter: slowly it rose from the coal murky water of lake michigan. encrusted with zebra muscle and sea weed. it lifted into the air again as it did 67 years ago. that's when its pilot ensign carl johnson flew the f-4u1- fighter -- >> there were hundreds of in the water here from these training exercises. >> so many planes crashed because the pilots were green and the conditions on lake michigan were awful. >> ship was bucking in the waves. you know how lake michigan is ten miles out. and here is this guy landing the airplane on a pitching deck like that. unbelievable. >> most people don't know that lake michigan was a huge training area for aircraft carry pilots during world war ii. >> they were trained to land on aircraft carriers. this is where they would conduct their initial carrier qualific

the southern plains could see some severe storms developing.looking at tornado watches in effect now for parts of the central plains. so tonight do stay on the watch for that. all of that chilly wet weather's going to be headed into the northeast new england states as we head into the latter part of the weekend. meanwhile, we do have a new system already impacting british columbia. that's starting to bring in more snow again. looks like that will start moving into the pacific northwest in the days to come. thursday's highs looking very chilly in the northwest. 4 for seattle and the same in vancouver. denver too remaining at 0 for your high. chicago too at 2 degrees. and even new york joining in the single digits at 8 degrees. a little bit warmer in d.c. with a high of 10. as for europe today, another messy day for you. a lot of unsettled weather. scattered showers all around for northern areas. that's going to include a lot of cold precipitation. cold rain as well as snow showers, all very possible. the british isles. already hearing of snow ac

and the northern plains will see frigid temps, in the teens and single digits. >>> here's another look stories. president obama is on another foreign trip, this time to attend a nato summit in portugal. the war in afghanistan tops the nato agenda. >>> 27 miners are missing after a powerful explosion deep in a new zealand coal mine. if any survived, they could be trapped a mile underground. >>> we want to turn you now to a breakthrough in antimatter, scientists claim they have successfully created and captured antimatter for longer times than ever before. they trapped 38 atoms of antihydrogen. it is believed this energy can one day be used to fuel a powerful rocket or even a bomb. >>> in glendale, california, a dramatic smash-and-grab at a jewelry store. surveillance tape shows a gang of robbers monday busting glass cases with axes and hammers while others scoop up jewelry into bags. so far, only two suspects have been detained. >>> not far from there in hollywood a superstar left a big impression. yesterday, singer and oscar-winning actress cher was immortalized in cement in front of t

the style of dance from our northern plains, our southern plains. kiowa, ajibwe, blackfeet, lakota.his is a side step. ♪ boys and men, stand by. once again, put your hands together for our women's no. traditional southern claw -- northern traditional southern claw. this style of dance, before our dances would start, they would call upon the grass dancers to come out, stomp that grass down. usually, it was about chest high. in order for our other dancers to dance. when you are ready, make them dance. that is your style, boys. dance hard. dance hard. ♪ this style of dance coming to us from the north. one of the most competitive styles of dance. all right, one more time, our men's and boys' grass dancers. good dancing. all right. calling into the arena, our jingle dress dancers, make your way into the arena. all ages. michele, hi. gina. charlene harrison. all right. when you are ready, make them dance. all right, doubled the -- double beat. this style of dance once again coming to us from the north. the ojibwa, lakota, dancing throughout indian countries. again, one of our most competi

so they went back to plains in 1953; took over the family business. eventually rosalynn came out of her shell and her depression by going back. jimmy got her involved in the business. it turned out that she was an excellent businesswoman and so whatever wealth that business eventually achieved, much of it is attributable to rosalynn's skill as a businesswoman. she especially didn't like having to live with ms. lillian a few days when they first went back. ms. lillian of course -- everybody loves ms. lillian but as a mother-in-law, some thought she was a bit of a different story so at least a short amount of time. okay. eventually they build the business into a very lucrative agribusiness. they get involved in all sorts of community activities and social life. they join the country club and they tended to associate with the wealthiest people in the area. eventually, when people in the country club found out what their attitude toward race relations was, she got kicked out of the country club but nevertheless they were in it for a while. they joined a d

another storm is descending upon the central plains.n the northwest coast, another batch of rain clouds and down in the southwest, clear skies are prevailing. later today a gusty wind will blow into the northeast as showers begin to wrap up. rain is just getting started in the northwest. sections of the northern plains will see temperatures in the 20s and 30s, and temperatures in the 50s and 60s hang on in the southern plains. >>> in sports, roy halladay of the philadelphia phillies won the national league cy young award, the 13th unanimous winner of the award pitching a perfect game in may and no-hitter in the playoffs. halladay is only the fifth pitcher to win the cy young in both leagues. >>> in the nba. the lakers get back to winning, kobe bryant had 31 points against milwaukee to end a two-game los angeles losing streak and the lakers beat the bucs 118-107. >>> derrick rose of chicago scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter against houston. the 95-92 victory is the fourth straight for the bulls. >>> in college basketball,

raleigh was 73 but this little what's going on in the northern plains. seattle is 32 degrees right now. so it's a very wet slippery snow. they had big travel problems. it's 3 degrees was the high in billings, montana, bismarck 9, 14 in pierce, south dakota. so that cold air very heavy is sinking south and ahead of it strong south winds brought dallas' temperature today up to 82 degrees. so big contrast and contrast equals big storms, too and we're getting a tornado outbreak going on. i want to actually take you quickly over to our max hd true view because you can see two things on this. first of all, the seattle snow they are getting, so all of that going on. boise is getting snow. it's working its way across the plains, but then our big tornado outbreak going on across the country. here we've had seven reports of tornadoes in illinois and wisconsin. this is the line that will be affecting our region tomorrow in the form of a cold front. by the time it gets to us it's not going to have much oomph left, but ahead of it we'll get the warmer air. check out

it will be a white thanksgiving for many in the northern plains. showers will linger on top of a couple of inches that they say everywhere. sunny in the southeast, cold and cloudy in the northwest with the chance of a wintry mix. >>> here's another look at the top stories this morning. north korea is threatening new attacks on the island it shelled on tuesday. south korea's president says that could happen at any time. u.s. forces will carried out a scheduled military exercise in the area starting on sunday. >>> the dakotas are bracing for a powerful snowstorm that has already caused big trouble for travelers in the west. temperatures are well below zero this morning in some areas. >>> for a family in new jersey, it's an extra special thanksgiving holiday because they survived. they managed to bounce back from the brink of financial ruin. randall pinkston has their story. >> reporter: the trewig family is spending thanksgiving at their new jersey rental home. it's just a few miles from the neighborhood where they built a dream house in 2004. >> we

farm value in the midwest and plain states continue to rise. the federal reserve bank in chicago released its survey of bankers. it jumped 10% from a year ago. this covers the i states. last week the fed and kansas city released its results covering most of the plains. the district saw increases up to 4% higher. that covers colorado to missouri and from montana to new mexico. that's it for headlines. now back to john for crop watch . >>> in lancaster county, pennsylvania, a grower says he's finished harvesting. he says winter wheat planted early in early october is emerging nicely. now to the southeast. according to to the field office in south carolina, soybean harvest is under way. in mississippi, some fall work is continuing but most producers are focusing on marketing right now and making plans for the 2011 season. when u.s. farm report returns, al is back to talk markets. the discussion begins in just two minutes. please stay with us. round table guests guests. jim, give us an update on the the close of the markets on friday. >> during the

snow is falling into the northwest and northern plains and sunshine sticks around for the southern plains southeast. >>> here's another look at top stories this morning. despite the growing public backlash, u.s. security officials say they have no plans to back down from tough u.s. security checks but will work to make them as minimally invasive as possible. >>> a new and sophisticated uranium enrichment plant in north korea is provocative but not a crisis. >>> as reported earlier in the show this morning, "harry potter" fans flocked to movie theaters in record numbers. the movie took in more than 125 hadn't $1 million at the box office. it's on track to possibly surpass another iconic movie series. >> reporter: from california to london and taipei, "harry potter" has cast his spell on the box office yet again. the latest and second to last movie "harry hotter and the deathy hallows part one" is taking on some of the biggest box office movies. >> it's just remarkable that seven movies in and they're still doing over $100 million on the opening weekend. >> domestic gross of 1.8 billion it

the style of dance from our northern plains, our southern plains. kiowa, ajibwe, blackfeet, lakota.e step. ♪

the style of dance from our northern plains, our southern plains. kiowa, ajibwe, blackfeet, lakota.e step. ♪ boys and men, stand by. once again, put your hands together for our women's no. traditional southern claw -- northern traditional southern claw. this style of dance, before our dances would start, they would call upon the grass dancers to come out, stomp that grass down. usually, it was about chest high. in order for our other dancers to dance. when you are ready, make them dance.

imagine what a dazzling site babylon appeared then, rising from the mesopotamian plain. the lions are the sacred animal of ishtar, goddess of the sky and love. the museuminsel is in the heart of old berlin, which is called the mitte. "mitte" means middle, and indeed it is the center of the city. but for 30 years, the berlin wall divided the mitte,

it is located in a plain in the northern part of iraq.t's largely been spared of violence le the big cities like mosul and baghdad. since 2005, christians have fled here. the compound houses hundreds of refugees. like the bashir whose say they're just scraping by. >> translator: the government has never given us anything, but there are a few humanitarian organizations which sometimes give us food, clothes and the money. >> reporter: but the vast majority of christian refugees have fled iraq altogether, and are living in neighboring countries, like jordan and syria. hristian leaders here are now debating how to keep the remaining members of their community from leaving. some hope a new election law giving christian as minimum of five seats in iraq's parliament will increase their influence. other leaders have been talking about establishing a so-called safe zone for christians in the plains, but luis, a local council member says it's a bad idea. >> translator: a zone would be a risky solution for christians because many other group oes pos

so be careful traveling in the northern plains. that's heading up to fargo. rapid city had snow on and off all night long. as far as the temperatures, your eyes open up when you see the temperature in billings is zero right now. this chunk of art tick cold air will be settling in over the plains this week. minneapolis once again, you may not get to the freezing mark over the next couple days. today in minneapolis, temperature plummets. going to see a little bit of snow and ice this morning, maybe a coating to an inch. chicago, look at you. you're warm but then your temperatures will plunge later after those thunderstorms head on through. for everyone on the eastern seaboard, it's nice for now, but it looks like by the time the end of the week arrives that's when our stormy weather will head our way. just a little bit of everything out there, lynn. wednesday, the busy travel day, looks like the great lakes and northern plains is the travel trouble spots. >> it's a good excuse when you put on all that weight after the thanksgiving meal you stay warmer with the

warm air stretches from southern plains to the northeast, and back to the northwest.more snow is on the way. >>> in sports this morning, san diego put it on denver on monday night football. philip rivers of the chargers, four touchdown passes against the broncos, tying his career high, 35-14 win put san diego in a tie for second place in the afc west. the minnesota vikings have fired coach brad childress. the team had a disappointing 3-7 record and the defensive coordinator is interim head coach until the end of the season. to the nba now, indiana danny granger had 20 points against miami. the pacers beat the heat. it's the second straight loss for miami. and manu ginobili, 25 points for the spurs against the magic. san antonio beat orlando 106-97. the eleventh straight win for the spurs. the longest win streak in almost three years. and joey votto was named the national league most valuable player. cincinnati first baseman. he was third in homers and rbis. when we come back a look at the morning's top stories. forget the black friday shopping madness. how some people

the latest satellite picture shows storm clouds gathering over the central plains where thunderstormse raining down during the overnight hours. scattered clouds are entering the northwest and there are clear skies in the east, as well as the southwest. later today, there will be a threat of showers from texas to iowa, they could bring gusty winds and small hail, especially in the southern plain states. and the sun will be shining over the southwest and the east coast, kicking off a great start to the weekend. >>> in sports, a dramatic finish on thursday night nfl football. the baltimore ravens scored a fourth quarter touchdown to take the lead over atlanta in the closing minutes but then atlanta's matt ryan connected on a touchdown pass with only 20 seconds left to pull out a 26-21 victory. >>> in the nba, the lakers lose their first game of the season. kobe bryant scored 34 points as los angeles took the early lead in denver. but, carmelo anthony had 32, as the nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to knock off the lakers 118-112. >>> in miami, ray allen of boston scored 35 points, i

with 20 and 340 degrees temperature increases across the plains states.produced more than 4- 5 inches of rain down state. tonight there are frost and freeze warnings down to houston and brownsville. these are all winter weather advisories in anticipation of the latest snowstorm. what a banner year it's been. the fact so much of the country is covered by snow versus 10% this time last year is why a cold air mass like this one managed to get into the area. see how it's warming out in the plains? well we pushed the worst of the cold into the arctic. and won't tap that until early next week and pulls some of the colder air in again. look how much of the united states is warmer tonight than 24 hours ago. and by significant margins. des moines is 18 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. that's the warm-up headed this way. it will be a springlike quality to the air here. that will be nice before the next cold air mass comes in here with rain turning to maybe snow showers tuesday. it's bitingly cold out there tonight. single digits up north. the lake snows stacked up