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well and thank you amber and sam jumping into sam here at sam do you feel like with amber with what she said about party politics the two party system as she mentioned about media maybe money and media and money and politics that do you think that has an impact on things like andy and why i mean of course well you know i'm not sure how much it has impact on some of the civil liberties issues but i mean look you've got one hundred fifty billion dollars from the oil industry going into the coffers of broadcast television if you want to know why there was no question about climate change during any of those debates that's a great place to start the other problem and i tend to focus on financial and economic issues neither one of these candidates in the general election i'm speaking of obama and romney will hold the banks to account for for crashing our economy in both of them speak of a so-called debt crisis and some of your your viewers may disagree with my my sense of this but the fact is i don't believe that we have a debt crisis i believe that we have a jobs crisis and i and i don't be

sam?> take a look at this. take a look at this. take a look -- because i made you wait for it. but it's part of the sokomish river. that fish, that salmon has spawn. it's going to use water wherever it can to get to the other side. i'm just saying. that salmon means business, all of them. let's get to the boards. one or two things to talk about this morning. we're going to show you where the warm, sunny, beautiful weather is. we'll start with phoenix. midland, odessa area. jackson, oklahoma city, beautiful. denver, you're 74 degrees. it's gorgeous. as far as the temperatures go, the warm, sunny weather goes all the way to the south. orlando, 81 degrees. new orleans, 81. if you're lookin >> all of that weather was brought to you by toys "r" us. >> thank you, sam. >>> and coming up, the woman who punched out a predator. check this out. her martial arts training saved her from a 12-foot tiger shark. >>> and neighbors helping neighbors after the storm. we'll talk live to the enterprising 11-ye

that was sam before. this is what sam looks like now.ars ago, his humvee ran over an ied and explode sbudd i fireball. his body was engulfed in flames. >> reporter: describe those feelings in the moments right after when your body was on fire. >> i literally thought i was going to die, and my instinctive reaction was to throw my arms in the air and call out to god. i remember thinking, i wonder how long it will take me to burn to death. >> reporter: he suffered third-degree burns on 30% of his body. they said he was lucky to be alive, but he was facing a long recovery. >> with a burn injury, that rehabilitative process can go on for weeks or months, sometimes even years. >> he couldn't eat much of anything because his mouth was literally the size of a nickel. >> reporter: amy morrison was the dietitian in the burn unit. she marvelled at his drive to get better. >> what i found so interesting about sam was his motivation and his desire to recover in a timely manner. >> reporter: in order to recover, sam endured more than two dozen painful

it's mostly sam's fault. >> sam. >> she's from michigan.ure. i want you to see this. as everyone gets back to normal, there will be some people that don't for quite a long time. and this is a coastline of new jersey that has changed forever. look at mantoloking, new jersey. that's the coastal highway, 35, washed out. in the middle of that water is just one house that's in that cutoff there. that's unbelievable, the power of the storm that can change the look of the land. a quick look at where the cold air is at this morning. there's more behind this, folks. that cold air shoots from chicago all the way to washington, d.c. but it does stay nice and warm in the south. this time, it's a shallow push of cold air. a little coastal fog in south >> reba. reba. we want some reba. >> get inside and get warm, sam. >>> we're going to nashville now. the big cma awards show kicks off in a few hours. brad paisley is sharing the co-host honors. he's live with our "on the red carpet" host, rachel smith. take it away, rachel. >> the cmas in nashville. and i

thank you to bill, r nora, sam, sam and joy.a very happy thanks gill -- thanksgiving, filled with tryptophan and good cheer and remember to grab a copy of sam sifton's book "thanksgiving: how to cook it well." that is all for "now." ari will be in for me tomorrow while i start my thanksgiving celebration on the moon. ari will have a special show from plymouth rock, joined by p.j. crowley, richard wolfe, heather mcghee, jonathan capehart and ben smith. follow us on twitter at "now" with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. >>> right knew on "andrea mitchell reports" crisis point. president obama leaves cambodia after dispatching hillary clinton to help egypt try to nail down a cease-fire between israel and hamas. >>> secretary clin

and 40% went to handsome weatherman sam champion. >> hey. >> our sam. >> as sam champion would say, just> look at you. look at you. >> sam champion for president. >> just because sam was out of voting, it had no bearing. >> you're so quick to dial that phone. >> your platform would be incredible. >>> also in "pop news" today, it turns out our moms were on to something telling us not to slouch. you always make fun of me. according to a new study out of san francisco state university, slouching makes you sad. research shows a slouched body posture can lead to feelings of depression. and energy levels do increase by simply changing the body to an upright position. also, now known, slouching has been linked to career problems. those who walk slouched are perceived as not being vital. i'm going to sound like a nag. but sit up straight, champion. >> i'm sam champion and i'm running for president. >> honestly. she is like upright, shoulders back, all the time. >> because i knew for all those years it was vital. i'm a vital woman. >>> and finally, the force may be with "star wars" fans who have

. >> sam champion and ginger zee are on parades this morning. sam is in philadelphia. hey, sam. at the 93rd annual thanksgiving day parade. >> good morning. >> he's already on the float. >> that's great. >> and ginger zee is at the legendary macy's thanksgiving day parade, right here in new york. hey, ginger. millions of people, on my way in this morning, i saw little kids wrapped in blankets, lining the parade routes, hoping to catch a glimpse of the famous floats and balloons. they blew them up last night outside of the museum of natural history. i sent my boys to watch. they were underwhelmed. >> they were standing by people my height. i apologize for that. >>> and lessons from our dear robin's journey. her bone marrow transplant has inspired so many people. 56,000 people have become bone marrow donors, giving the most precious gift, the gift of life. always great to see her. >> and what an impact she's having, even in her absence right now. >>> we know you're about to start cooking your feast. we have last-minute tips for you, from cutting the turkey, to adding some dips to

but my morning starts to get better right now, with josh, amy, george, and lara. >> sam. >> sam. >> samthank you. >>> coming up, we're going to have the latest from that dramatic murder trial of the high school valedictorian. emotional video from inside the interrogation room revealed in court. >>> and demi moore. she's back in the dating game with a reported new flame. and get this. he's eight years younger than her ex, ashton kutcher. >>> and now, to shape up for spanx, for every part of your life. the mastermind giving you curves in all the right places. now, revealing spanx for every part of your body. >> which is good. >>> and jessica simpson, is she really pregnant? what will it mean for the weight watchers contract? go nowhere. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ festive. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card

sam starts us off with the latest on the trouble spots. sam? >> good morning, george.rowded roads. crowded skies. if you thought this was the year that the day before thanksgiving would be easy to get around in, we're adding something else to the problem lineup here. and it's fog this morning. take a look at this early-morning picture from chicago. by the way, that abc station in chicago, abc 7, the most amazing powerhouse station, covering this thing from early this morning to all the way on. chicago o'hare, the second busiest airport in the nation. the fourth-busiest in the world. and right now, it's practically down to zero visibility. look at other pictures from foggy days. we had some starting yesterday. and today, from paducah, kentucky, to the great lakes. in some cases, visibility just over the zero mark. this is what your road surfaces look like. in general, the roads will be good once you get out of the foggy areas. but look at the northwest. another airport area from san francisco all the way into sea-tac airport. where there are some wet and icy conditions.

hello, sam. >> good morning. just checking out the picture that just two seconds ago came in from charlotte. it's a beautiful sunrise there. it's gorgeous in a lot of the country. by the time we get to thursday, maybe 60 degrees in new york city, 60s in washington, d.c., maybe near 70 by the time we get to atlanta, there will be a big cooldown by the weekend. let's enjoy the great weather. out of washington, d.c., beautiful stuff, all the way up and down the eastern seaboard for the most part and across the country. here's the numbers. minneapolis, going to 61 by thursday. chicago, 62. st. louis, 70 degrees. dallas, 80. dallas is 77 during the day today. while the northwest does have a big problem, most of the country is in really good shape. take a look at the gorgeous weather in the east coast. that's a storm that could have been a problem again. but this large area of high pressure just shoved it out in the atlantic. >> we should point out that 18 in anchorage is about 20 degrees below where it normally should

. >>> time, now, for the weather and sam champion. sam? >> a nice way to get to it, as well.appy ending on that one. looked bad at first though. >>> let's get to the boards. we're going to start with your winter forecast. what's it going to be like for the rest of the winter season. well, the noaa outlook says, warmer and dryer just about everywhere out west. look at the cooler conditions that will be just in the bare southeast there. colder around the great lakes and the northern plains. if there's a wet zone it's probably the area from arkansas to kentucky and tennessee. everyone else gets about what you expect in a winter season. according to that outlook. into the west comes an injection of more wet air. it hasn't been too -- well, hasn't been a lot of rain here. there will be by the time we get into the weekend. we're expecting one to three inches in those big areas that will pick up some rain. . >> have a good weekend. >> middle of the country is having a great weekend. we'll talk about that in the next half hour. everybody? >> thank you, sam. >>> coming up on "gma," th

his green jacket. >> sam, you got the weather?quare all morning long is that they've seen so much, to them, this coat does not look unusual. they didn't know it wasn't -- there wasn't even a hey, what are you wearing? let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to show you. start with the temperatures, as we expect them to beat today's high temperatures. it's back to where it should be this time of year. and just a few degrees warmer than yesterday. we're feeling good about the weekend in general. look at the wind difference. if you're right on the coast of california, you have a cool, damp wind that's going to be on you in the next couple of days. if you're just off that area, look at salt lake. look at topeka. these areas are comfortable. the wind is nice and dry and comfortable there. it's milder in the middle of the country. it's nice through the weekend. it is officials -- we see shine this morning in between some of the clouds. it is a sign of things to come more sunshinee this afternoon. this little disturba

sam gordon.35 touchdown and 'csam also ha 65 tang tackles and this 9 year old and sam also goes by samantha. she is kicking the tails of boys bigger and stronger. >> you go sam. >> go sam go. >> 18 years from now she is going to have everybody cracking up in line how she get here and say ñrthat i was an early voter and my mom and dad could not make it to the hospital so they invited some nice men and woman over to deliver me. my mom said that i beat the opening of the poles and got i hecked as the cutest election baby. >> we turned around and asked if we wanted the cut é@to cord and he was like shocked, so he did it and then we took the baby from brittney and started to dry her off. by that time the rest to have crew got there and took the baby and we focused on mom. >> i was just worried about baby and wanted to know that she was okay. i knew that once they got there they would be able to take care of it much better çóthan we could. >> mom looks great. she got kisses and high fives. >> 20/30.

huge sigh of relief from sam and josh.t. the magazine said, she wanted someone not so obvious. and she says that lauren is the one that understands her body the most. scott may the known as mick jacker's girlfriend. but she's dressed jolie and other a-listers for major events. beautiful clothing. we'll keep our eyes out for the dates. >> keep your ears out. >>> you're going to like this one, too. hey, darth vader, you tried to destroy the republic and turned out to be luke's father. so, what are you doing next? he's going to disneyland, of course. youtube is going crazy over this video, lord vader crashing the happiest place on earth, not that you could tell through his mask. but it happened presumably right after he found out he was a member of the disney family. our parent company disney announcing they bought lucasfilm earlier this week. we thought it was great. so do millions of people who have looked at it on the web. >>> finally, it's sheer pandemonium in china. there's a panda baby boom going on. the world's largest

panic. >> sam! >> sam!> 12 people are treated for broken bones and bruises at the nearby hospital. no players are injured but the cowboys' staff suffers a devastating blow. the most severely injured is 33-year-old assistant scout rich beam. his spine is severed and he's permanently paralyzed from the waist down. >> the initial reaction was, man, we were lucky. nobody got really hurt. it wasn't much later we realized, not everybody was so lucky and we found out about rich. i think that changed everybody's perspective of all of it. >> the cause of the collapse is immediately investigated. at first it's thought that a tornado hit the facility but it turns out the collapse is caused by a microburst, an intense downdraft of air over a small area usually caused by a thunderstorm. the investigation reveals that wind speeds during the microburst are estimated to be between 55 and 65 miles per hour. and because of structural flaws, the facility is unable to withstand the impact. the indoor practice facility isn't re

sam?oing to show you pictures out of southern california, manhattan beach, by the way. this may surprise you. take a look at the surf. it's not normally this rough. and waves can be up to 20 feet in some cases. and all of the safety experts are saying, unless you are an experienced surfer, this could be very, very dangerous surf. here's what we're talking about. this is the second in a series of storms to make its way up the coastline. and though the storms are kind of concentrated in northern california and points north, a lot of the roughest surf is just to the south, because of the way the wind is blowing on these storms. from san diego all the way to san francisco, there could be waves up to about 20 feet. and the water is really dangerous, really chopped up. best advised to stay out that of and know this will be a rough time period through the weekend. in comes what could be some snow from this arctic blast of air and this stationary front. new york state, new hampshire, vermont, on i

. >> pleasanton native sam has been around horse racing all his life. it's only been a hobby until recently. since 2007, he's had a stable full of racehorses here at barn 16 at the alameda county fairgrounds. and it all started when he claimed his first house, sophisticated wager, in 2005, five months after being diagnosed with throat cancer. >> we discovered that he had a breathing problem. it was a task for both of us. there was no guarantee that he could breathe again. there was no guarantee that i was going to live for another 50 years. >> reporter: sam and sophisticated wager were both battling life-threatening throat conditions and both endured surgeries during the same time. >> sam's road to recovery was definitely accelerated by wager. >> reporter: six months later, sophisticated wager was healed, thanks to the dedication that sam showed him. in his fifth race back at golden gate fields, wager won that race. and seven years after being diagnosed with throat cancer, sam is cancer-free, thanks to his best friend, sophisticated wager. >> i learned

mostly at sam's expense. >> what? again? his fears, riding any number of roller coasters. and then, of course -- >> that was the one that was horrible. >> that was unbelievable. then i lost a bet with sam so i had to go ride the x-flight at six flags with him. i still haven't forgiven you, sam. you're shunned right now. you're reshunned. it's fair to say that this one takes the cake. check out this guy, gearing up for a ride on the slingshot. >> i don't like the name. [ screaming ] >> what's that coming up? >> i don't know. >> i think he can't breathe. >> no, he can breathe. >> oh. >> a necklace. >> oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> that sounds like torture. >> that's my question, sam. why? why? >> because sometimes it's fun. [ screaming ] >> no. there's nothing fun about it. >> are they going to smile at the end of this ride? >> are they happy when it's over? >> terra firma is always a good thing. so i hear. >>> sexiest man alive, next. ♪ [ male announcer ] we all like things how we like them, even medicare drug plans. that's why

sam, i don't know. mona lisa/sam champion. anybody see anything? saw something -- simone thought there was something to the "american gothic" couple, anybody? moving on? no? thank you very much. i'm not -- >>> harry potter and "mad men" unite. i know it's a random thought. but there's something for both rabid fan bases. in the upcoming british miniseries. it's "a young doctor's notebook." reflecting on days as a young med nick world war i. the harry potter start, playing jon hamm. and in one scene that caught our eye, the two share a bathtub. radcliffe joked about filming that scene. you know i was the envy of every woman ever. you are correct, sir. >>> and if man is dog's best friend, what is a dog's bff? a deer maybe? that's what kate, the great dane, is thinking. she and pippen first became pals when pippen was just a doe. the family says that she still comes back and visits her best friend for a cuddle. they play. and sometimes pippen brings her fawns along. they don't share the amazing friendship that only kate and pippen are privileged to kno

did we mention it's sam's first season? a5 sam is short for samantha?cause the boys are like, well, it's a girl. >> monday night, sam's dad uploaded this comp pillation of the highlights to you tube. by the next morning nearly half a million people had seen it. >> i wasn't sure what kind of response she'd have. i thought it was impressive.2zvñ and it appears other people enjoy as well. >> she's dominating ought of the boys, something doesn't seem to bother teammates. >> she's really good and fast. made a lot of touchdowns. >> it turns out sam has other ambitions. >> one of the things i want to do is play on a professional soccer team. >> on espn they had a game plan on how to stop little sam. you know? >> she's got the moves. >> jerry rice took on the role of personal trainer today. >> promoting a way to use city streets as a gym.:gk idea is get moving. >> getting you outside of the gym. i find it's energizing to be out sichld doing thingvp that's is natural. >> to give people tips on developing an urban gym routine. if you can't do all of the routine d

this case has legs. >>> time, now, for the weather and sam champion. sam? >> good morning, atlanta.by the way. not only the power of the south, but the only place we get our news from anywhere near that atlanta area. and a live shot will show you, you have clouds and low fog. that's from this low that's spinning off the coastline. there will be heavy rain involved. not necessarily atlanta today. you're just outside of the canopy of rain. but as that low pulled off the shoreline, from charlotte, into south georgia, you're going to see some of the rain kick tin. atlanta comes up to 54 today. jackson, 61. tallahassee, about 68. it is chilly in the northeast today. look at those numbers. early thursday morning lows. about 34 in boston. 35 in new york city. 37 in philadelphia. so, when you walk out the door, expect that chill is there. but most of the country is nice and dry, mild-ish. really comfortable weather at about 54. me good morning, everyone. start in the look of as we take a the camera. cloudiness and sun coming up. 43 >> all of that weather was brought to you by at&t. josh? >>

appreciate it. >>> time, now, for the weather and sam champion. sam, over to you. >> good morning.like to say there's room for everybody at the table. let's get to the boards. we have rain and big storms lined up for the west coast. it looks like that heavy rain from san francisco, up towards seattle. this will be the heaviest rain in the next 24 hours of the 3 systems. but each one of them will pack a punch with rain and wind. it will be sloppy and messy. and there will be travel delays on the roads or in the air in that direction. this morning in san antonio, 38 degrees this morning. just brutal cold. all the way deep into texas. that cold air gets replaced over the next few days. take a look at denver, warming up to 60. 67, 67. but 72 on saturday. new orleans is also a little bit chilly this morning at 59. but you're going to 75 by the time we get to saturday. chicagoland, you'll feel a little bit of that warmth, as well, getting back into the 50s. a quick look at the big boards. right now, that's where all that >> all of that weather was brought to you by famous footwear. now,

appreciate it. >>> time to get a check of the weather and sam champion. sam?what a rough day of fog on the west coast yesterday. we'll show you pictures from san francisco. where the visibility was less than a tenth of a mile. now that went all the way to the coast. l.a., san diego, involved in that fog yesterday, as well. took until noon to burn through that stuff. today, we know there will be more fog on the west coast. we're hoping it's not as widespread and it burns off earlier. take a look at the flow here, san francisco kind of coming up the coastline. portland, at 51. seattle at 48. san francisco at 62 today. you start with coastal fog, as well. here's that cold air settling in the great lakes and the northeast. this wants to stay for at least three days. then, we'll get a warm-up. look at the temperatures for you. new york city, 39, 42 on wednesday, 42 on thursday as well. detroit, 36 today, 38 and then 40. after this, we'll get some milder air. that milder air we showed you last half hour in the middle of the country, starts to swing in the northeast.

that was sam before. this is what sam looks like now. on the last day of his mission four years ago, his humvee ran over an ied and exploded into a fireball. his body was engulfed in flames. >> i remember thinking how long will it take me to burn to death. >> reporter: in order to recover, sam endured more than two dozen painful surgeries. but he was deeply concerned about growing dependent on addictive pain-killing narcotics. so his doctor suggested something completely unexpected. a video game. >> did you think, oh, yeah, playing a video game, how is that going to help? >> i was a little bit skeptical. but i was willing to try anything. >> reporter: a video game may sound silly, but snow world is a groundbreaking experiment in virtual reality. in 2011, the military conducted a small study using it, and got stunning results. for soldiers in the worst pain, snow world worked better than morphine. but sam found something even more powerful to heal his pain. he fell in love with his dietician in the burn unit amy larson. sam and amy got ma

sam, what do you make of this? >> here's my proposal. turn 65. if you have a life-threatening disease or one that could down the road clearly do that, you're eligible. the rest of us are maybe fairly healthy, you wait until 67. now, how do you determine who is life-threatening? easy to have a aortic valve replaced when you die. but, you know, the death panel. chris: how about you if have a tough physical job and you're driving a big semitruck across the country and working on a jackhammer all day. it's not like being a successful lawyer somewhere showing up at the office of counsel or something. >> first of all, i think raising the eligible age for social security is a maybe. i would be surprised if -- maybe. medicare for all intents and purpose is off the table partly for the reasons you just mentioned. however, we have to keep in mind that when the early stages of negotiation, and what you hear out of the mouths of the leaders of the party right now may be a far cry from what they wind up with. chris: what do you think we ought to do? where are

best buy, toys "r" us, sam's club.tch. >> wow. >> let's move to the apple store. their only sale of the year. you'll see the ipad for about 40% off. 7% to 10% off most of their products. ipad touch about 20 bucks off. you can get better deals on apple products in a lot of the big chain stores because even though they'll offer them at the regular price, they'll give you, for example, at mejer, they'll give you a 30% gift card if you buy the ipod touch. >> not the latest products, right? >> you won't find the iphone 5 on sale. but you will find tons of android phones on sale. we have wirefly, a website that has 50 android phones for less than $1. sam's club has the fancy samsung galaxy for 89 cents. and amazon wireless has a lot of deals. not just for new customers but also for upgraders. finally, i would say, the big thing to keep in mind you should buy today, anything that's going to be scarce. we expect the wii u gaming console to be scarce. the monster high dog. and the leap pad. >> i'm getting so much grief for that

sam is here with the up to the minute details. >>> dead heat. less than 24 hours in the campaign of history. mitt romney and barack obama campaign around the clock. >>> deadly accident at the zoo. a toddler falls 14 feet into a secured area with a pack of wild dogs. and zookeepers race to fend them off. how did the 2-year-old end up falling into the dangerous den? ♪ give a little bit give a little bit of your love to me ♪ >>> and this morning, after the perfect storm. a powerful response. ♪ give a little bit >> america reaching out to the millions rebuilding their lives. ♪ how you can make a difference. join our entire abc family for a day of day of renewal, a day of beginning. it begins right now, right here, on "gma"! ♪ give a little bit give a little bit of your life for me ♪ ♪ >>> and good morning, everyone. a big monday morning here at "gma." we are kicking off the day of giving on abc. and we are going to be seeing robin roberts with a special message for everyone. >> that will be great. >> elizabeth vargas here for this important morning.

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sam? >> ginger, i think you've drawn it out perfectly, so people know what to expect, particularly for the coastal areas. that don't have the protection. now, check out inland areas. i think these will be snowfall totals we can approach here. one to three in allentown. new york city, right near the one to three line. and three to six inches of snow. you won't be able to measure it all at one time. particularly in the coastal areas. we're hoping we get a little water down with this. in the west, we at the same time have a brand-new system. we'll get into that later throughout the morning. >> most of the country should get ready for cold weather. we'll talk about that in the next half hour. to josh, elizabeth, george, lara? >> all right, sam, thank you so much. >>> coming up on "gma," the next four years. what president obama's re-election means for you and your wallet. will you have to pay more taxes? we'll get to that in a moment. >>> and the lighter side of this election. the political pu

(sam raimi) we were doing a rewrite 6 months before production.oel turned to me and said, "the studio wants us to cast somebody that we're not happy with. and they're not approving our choice, so we're not going to make the movie," i thought: that's fine. huh? okay, okay. but they were ready to close down the whole thing because it wasn't exactly how they'd envisioned it. they told me that and i went crazy. i said, "you have to make this movie. you have to make it. you can't not make this movie. the time is right for this movie, it's now, it's the right movie to make for this moment. you gotta make it." it does help to be able to put some teeth into your position by just saying, "it's take it or leave it and if it's leave it, then so be it and no hard feelings, but we'll do something else." that does help marginally, but it usually boils down to a question of whether or not you're going to be successful in that gambit is a question of how badly they want material. they can say, "i'll make a little movie instead," because they have that ability. i'

sam? >> ginger, i think you've drawn it out perfectly, so people know what to expect, particularly for the coastal areas. check out inland areas. i think these will be snowfall totals we can approach here. one to three in allen town. new york city, right near the one to three line. and three to six inches of snow. you won't be able to measure it all at one time. particularly in the coastal areas. in the west, we at the same time have a brand-new system. we'll get into that later throughout the morning. degrees nowg, 40 reagan national and we have light rain over the eastern , maybe a little snowflake mixing and the most of that will stay to our north and east. baltimore and the d.c., we could some snow later this evening. no accumulation is expected and their temperatures will be between 38-43 degrees. we will get throu >> most of the country should get ready for cold weather. we'll talk about that in the next half hour. to josh, elizabeth, george, lara? >>> coming up on "gma," the next fo