the jet stream is going up in the southern canada. it has pushed the really cool stuff way back toward the arctic circle -- even up in canada, 14 is nice in churchill at this time of year. mostly cloudy tonight. it will cloud up again. we'll have some fog. the wind will be calm. here is how the temperatures will track for tomorrow. the high in the afternoon will be around 70. we should be a few degrees warmer tomorrow. we will start out with the crowd and deputy situation and wind up with some sunshine -- fog situation cloud and and wearing the poison sunshine. -- and wind up with some sunshine. forecasts is calling for mostly cloudy skies in the morning. -- the forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies in the morning. southeast winds at 5 miles to 10 miles. high temperatures in the upper- 60's to around 70's. the statewide forecast shows a chance for a thunderstorm is approaching the day later in the day tomorrow. -- thunderstorms approaching the bay later in the day tomorrow. southwest winds at 5 to 10 knots. the open waters are c

parts of southern canada have been freezing, the coldest air anywhere on the globe has been across canada. not much made it to the west. but the cold air is there and because it has been so warm here across areas to the south it feels like may in the south. it feels like a hot and humid and muggy day, not like march. and the cold air is in there and we have one of these things and you get the two air masses colliding, abnormally warm air and an normally cold air right now across areas of canada. >>shepard: usually, it seems like, you tell me, there is the jet stream, a clipper, that skirts along canada and dips in to the united states, goes back around and up off the east coast to canada, that never dipped this year did it? >>guest: at times but not long. scenely, you get a blocking pattern, a big area of high pressure that sets up over green land and the storms try to go off the coast and they cannot because the high pressure is blocking it and the cold stays cross the united states and the high pressure never set up across green land so any kind of cold we had, quickly moved off show an

see the swirl in the clouds in southern canada tracking toward knowing when and producing some wintryer in all the known when, dealing with some snow and sleet this afternoon while we have temperatures near 80. the extreme northern tip of maine still dealing with winter. the west -- the rest of the eastern half of the country rather mild. lots of clear real estate was the that, though, and that will come in for the rest of the week. even the we have a weak little front moving through, i do not drop temperatures much. plenty of mild air in the middle of the country to come our way. sunshine for the day tomorrow. temperature may come down a notch, but unseasonably mild weather continues. an isolated showers could pop up thursday, but the more significant threat of rain will arrive on friday as a stronger front pushes in from the west. 73 to 80. little bit cooler than today. on the day, when that of the northwest at 5 to 10 knots. they water temperatures in the upper 40's -- bay water temperatures. an isolated thunderstorm possible on thursday. eastern shore locations will see sunshine t

. >> simply, it's about the jet stream and this year, it's to the north in southern canada and we haveir and there is no indication that this is our last few weeks of winter. i think we're all systems go. >> and on the downside, allergy season is starting early and with some pollen counts we would so in april. >>> spring looks like it's sprung. >> it is. >> and things are taking a turn. >> good. >> and we'll see how long it sticks around and if this is a teaser or not, you know. it sounds like it. >> and what is going on? >> reporter: things are nice and it's chilly tonight, a nice day today. we're in for some good sunshine and look outside and some skies are clear. the winds are strong and have calmed down a bit and a nice night out and that is chilly. you can see this is a chilly night out outside and we have a sunny sunday on tap and that weak cold front that is going to be a player. and the temperatures are going to the 70s and that is going to be really, really mild out and this is a look at the wind gusts. 26-miles-an-hour wind gusts at national airport. thurgood marshal, baltimo

situated over southern canada.ing to be coming all the way down to our region by this time tomorrow morning. in fact, up there in southern canada, it's in the teens right now. but it's not going to be that cold here. will be near or below freezing this time tomorrow. right now, 50s throughout most of west virginia. virginia and maryland. right now, in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, low 50s. 53 at reagan national. all these areas in green are generally in the 50s, that includes the eastern shore, lower part of the bay, and areas around shenandoah valley and into the mountains now. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:01. temperatures by 9:00 into the upper 50s to around 60 degrees with lots of sun. then the winds are going to be picking up later this morning. by noontime, we could have winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. those blossoms will be swirling around. we'll have blossom blizzards. we'll be into the low 60s by then. no snow, though. and during the afternoon, it will be bree

pressure builds across southern canada. this move to the east and we called, clear, and cold.he high-pressure centers just great lakes for early tomorrow morning. that will expand to the south. temperatures in the mid 50's and the changes under way for the next coldd of front. lower 70's. wednesday afternoon and , shards and thunderstorms. down by the end of the week. tomorrow, mostly sunny and 28-35. sunny and breezy and 52 for the afternoon. a jump in temperatures. a chance for showers and tonderstorms looking ahead thursday and friday. the 60's with sunshine. another chance of showers on saturday. sunday and monday the upper 60's again. >> this is just a little blip today. good to have you back. >> we have a new facebook giveaway. some're giving away furniture worth $3,500. wjla.com/facebook to sign up. we will announce the winner right here on abc7 news at 5:00. >> your chances are good. alison, doug, and i cannot enter. coming up, were you hungry or mad over the weekend? >> nobody should be doing this. the online trend that has psychologists concerned and girls asking, "a

the downstream is way up into southern canada. all the warm air is pumped into the mid atlantic. are some storms are rippling through the jet stream which would give us a chance for some rain, but no big events. the forecast goes like this. will make it up to 77 tomorrow. dry on thursday. a chance for some showers or thunderstorms on friday. some lingering showers on saturday. it does not look like a washout situation. weekend.70's over the back to the mid 70's next week. >> march manas picked back up to date with the second half of the first quarter games in ohio -- march madness takes back up again. >> we have more. >> the teams are showing up. across the country, and it is game time. >> march madness is second to none. >> nothing like this seems to capture the emotion or the attention of millions, many who are supposed to be at work. and brackets to a sneak peek at games. 2.5 million fans will focus on the tournament. employees will be paying $175 million to distracted workers. most are checking scores of other smart phone or tablet. some 10 to develop a scratchy throat or any

interesting upper air pattern the main jet already into southern canada. southern jet stream.ere two months running ahead of schedule. we can see if that trend continues clouds colder tonight 30 degrees in chicago 26 degrees officially at o'hare gorgeous day seasonable temperatures high temperature 46 degrees northwest wind will be likelier chilly mid-20s and tomorrow night mostly sunny windy and milder on saturday temperatures up to 59 degrees and the afternoon 35 mi. per hour worked plus when the dust. low 60s and next sunday wait until you see the next week forecast showing you a graphic of the warm air will dominate next week on the update. >> a beautiful day i'd be in march >> yesterday's temperatures were like the month of may >> yes that is amazing pollen count for this year yes everything running ahead of schedule. special delivering special kids to sisters made it their mission to give to sick children and the north suburban house seen in the movie home alone is finally off the market how much did it go for? [ engine revs ] what makes us number one in motorcycle insur

>> weather watch is about the jet stream, and this year, it's retreated to the north and into southern canadaaven't seen much in the the way of cold, arctic air and there is no indication. this is the last few weeks of winter we're going see cold air and i think we're all systems go. >> and. >> reporter: on the downside, allergy season is starting early and with some pollen counts at levels we would see in april. bob barnard, fox 5 news. >>> and it's fab low to drive around and so all of the flowers budding and the croakuses and trees, you know? >> i was surprised to see the blooms out. >> and they are out. >> and that is right. >> and -- . >> big fever, baby. >> and that is which willy tomorrow. >> and perhaps on sunday, a nice warm-up tomorrow and into some 70s and into the 70s next week and that is a gorgeous evening and that is gusty and breezy and it will be gusty and breezy and that will keep it cooler and not bad. and that is cooler, though and to lower the numbers for tomorrow and raise them up a little bit on sunday. and so it's kind of going both ways there. 48 the high tomorrow and

these clouds coming north of minnesota in toward areas of southern canada. when that jet stream lifts north, that allows the warmth to move in. that's what we're looking at. the only thing we're going to see today, a couple of high clouds here and there at times. otherwise a fairly nice looking afternoon. front arrives thursday night into friday. that's going to change things. today 65. winds could gust over 20, 25 out of the south, southwest. tonight into the middle 40s. tomorrow about 70. there are the showers tomorrow night into friday morning. temperatures friday in the mid- 50s with some afternoon sunshine. i think -- which is better than i was thinking yesterday. i thought we would have more showers during the day. we'll get rid of it earlier. the weekend sunny and cool on saturday. time change saturday night. we spring forward. sunday low 60s and back in the mid-60s on monday. it's now 5:17. monika santami has an update on time saver traffic. >> that's right. i do have an june date on one accident coming out of waldorf, route 228 berry road to route 2

. >> it's all about the jet stream and this year the jet stream retreated to the north into southern canaday of cold arctic air. this is really our last few weeks of winter we'll see any cold air. so i think we're all system goes for an early spring. >> reporter: on the downside of all this splendid burst of nature, allergy season is starting early with pollen counts this week at levels we'd normally see in april. in the district bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> tell you, what it's wonderful to see all those things blooming. >> and my allergies are actually acting up and it feels like it's a lot earlier. >> the pollen count is much higher much earlier because we just haven't had all the super cold weather this year. >> it's cold tonight. >> it is and the wind is kicking up a little bit, so that makes it feel colder. it's going to be breezy tomorrow. download the fox 5 weather app. i happen to know for a fact on the fox 5 weather app net week beyond the five-day it is showing some 80s on there, on the fox 5 weather app. we are only going to wednesday on the five-day, but the fox 5 weather app tha

we have the jets streaming into the southern part of canada.t means more of the warm weather we have been enjoying for the last several days. i did nothing this will change until the end of next week. the temperatures will stay in the 70's. winter conditions across the northern rockies and back into the pacific northwest. we will be on the war side for the next several days. some clouds are moving across ohio. that is traveling eastbound. those storms would come to maryland after 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. today, if they stay together. most of the day will be as nice as yesterday. 51 at the airport. 47 in taneytown. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this evening. high temperature between 76 and 81 degrees. the average high temperature, 53. we're a good 25 degrees above the mark. the record today is 82. that was set back in 1990. mostly cloudy tonight. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. temperatures drop back into the 50's. 50% chance a for a shower or thunderstorm on friday. high temperature of 74. maybe a coupl

this is a lake again that has its northern point touching today the southern boundary of canada and the western side of the lake, you have the state of new york, today the east side, vermont. here is lake george. this would be a vital corridor of conflict in the war, and bloody battles would be fought here which i can only go briefly into today. the lake is 100 -- lake champlain itself beginning here is 125 miles long, and its widest point is 12 miles wide. it's in a valley even though it's ringed by mountains and, of course, very heavily wooded, and you can see the internal lines of communication between the st. lawrence river and the interior of north america, the key ones are by water. it's much easier to travel over water than land, and lake chamberlain southward leads to the hudson river valley, the land really between the colony of new york and eastward is new england, so it's very vital region. and this shows us where the fort -- french built a fort in the 1730s that they called fort st. frederique, you don't need to know the names of all the particular forts. the british would l

of humidity and warmth from the south is helping to bring thunderstorms across the southern plains and eastern canada. probably the most severe area is going to be here just south to the great lakes. you'll see large hail perhaps. thunder and lightning. nothing too much on the severe side, however. let's take a look at the temperatures. 22 in denver. 24 in chicago on your thursday. 28 in d.c. let's take a closer look at the three-day forecast -- two-day forecast for some cities. to show you the departure from average. as for memphis, tennessee about ten degrees above average. and ottawa usually hover b above the freezing point, seeing temperatures in the mid-teens for the next couple days. do enjoy that. you'll have it probably through the weekend. let's head now to eastern asia. starting to see things unstable across central and southern china. developing low here. and showers will get a bit on the heavy side towards the eastern side of the river. then when we head in towards the west, snow showers will be intensifying. you may see ten centimeters of snow in the next 24 hours. moving across northern

the jet stream is up into the southern part of canada. it will stay warm.re these impulses that are drifting by from time to time. we have a impulse drifting through right now. a couple of thundershowers. i saw some lightning strikes on the western part of howard county. you guys might hear a rumble of thunder. western suburbs especially to start the day. that should dissipate later this morning. it will be hard to get rid of the cloud cover. i think we will get some breaks in the overcast. we still have that east wind at the airport. 61 degrees at the airport already this morning. 59 in jarrettsville. the average high temperature is 55. the forecast -- variable clouds and a chance for a shower. it will not be a steady rain kind of thing. high temperature between 70 and 75. a slight chance for a rain shower. temperatures drop back to around 60 degrees. very little changed tomorrow. maybe a shower. thursday and friday, a better chance we will get some of sunshine to break to the cloud deck. the whole thing starts to break down as we go into the weekend. a be

you can see some light snow in ohio and back into michigan and parts of the southern parts of canada. this will pass north of us. we will not get any precipitation out of this. the skies are clear at the present time. maybe some high, thin clouds will drift in. 26 at the airport. 21 in westminster. sunshine is the forecast. high temperatures into the upper 40's and low 50's. mostly clear tonight and chilly. temperatures into the 20's and low 30's. we will have to 65 -- will he wl hit 65 on thursday. daylight savings time begins this weekend. turn your clocks ahead one hour on saturday night before you go to bed. >> police ruled the death of a girl this weekend an accident. two boys are charged after police say all three were playing with a gun. kim dacey joins us live with the story. >> monae turnage's body was found under trash bags in an alley in northeast baltimore sunday. her family reported her missing after she did not come home after she was out with friends on saturday night. police say monae was accidentally shot in the chest while handling a rifle at a friend's house. the tu

the jet stream is shifting into the southern part of canada. i did not see this weather pattern breaking up until the end of next week's. temperatures will stay above average. temperatures on not going to move. 30's and 40's across the rocky mountain states. 60's on the east coast. 65 in chicago. we're watching some thunderstorms. this is an impulse moving across ohio. these storms may drift into baltimore later today. until then, it will be a warm and pleasant day. 48 in parkton. 50 in jarrettsville. a mixture of sun and clouds. there is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this evening. high temperature in the upper 70's to around 80 degrees. the record today is 82. we will be in the neighborhood. a chance for a shower tonight. temperatures drop back into the 50's. into the weekend, a chance for rain on friday, 50%. could be a couple of showers on st. patrick's day. then it clears out and would keep the temperatures in the 70's through the beginning of next week. not too bad. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. lawmakers a

humidity and warmth from the south is helping to bring some thunderstorms across the southern plains and towards eastern canada, probably the most severe area is here to the great lakes, large hail, perhaps thunder and lightning, nothing too much on the severe side, however. take a look at temperatures, 22 in denver, 24 in chicago on your thursday, 28 in d.c., take a closer look at the two-day forecast for some cities to show you the departure from average, in minneapolis, about 4 degrees in the middle of march, getting up to 23 on friday. as for memphis, tennessee, 10 degrees average and ottawa, usually hovering above the freezing point, seeing temperatures in the mid teens for the next couple of days. do enjoy that. you'll have it probably through the weekend. through eastern asia, things getting more unstable across much of central and southern china. developing low here and showers there get a little bit on the heavy side towards the eastern side of the river, then we head towards the west, snow showers will also be intensifying, might see about ten centimeters of snow into the next 24 hours. another area

southern portion. >> now france canada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed oil from curbing to state-of-the-artefineries down in the gulf coast. today, i'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bauer contractic hurdles and make this project a priority. >> deregulation, cut through government bureaucracy. sounds like a wonderful republican proposal. when you finish the southern half actually, the pipeline is completed. the northern half is another second option, but the whole pipeline would be completed. there are some progressives who are not happy about that. dennis kucinich said this. >> slow down. what's the rush? we cannot trust the oil interests to do the right thing for the economy. i know that. >> i'm concerned the president no no, the oil companies have our best interests in mind. joining us now long time congressman, definitely long time progressive dennis kucinich. thanks for coming on the young turks. >> thanks, cenk, good to you with you this evening. thank you. >> we're going to talk about your race with marcy kaptur. i want to talk about the ke

a long frontal line is still with you producing heavy rain and strong winds from eastern canada into the southernins because of humid air from the gulf of mexico lots of things are going on in areas like eastern texas, louisiana as well as mississippi. we're talking about severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds and even tornadoes, but as the rain comes in, temperatures will drop significantly. so the exceptional warmth will finally come to an end on your friday. we will show you the figures in just a moment. but behind that very dry, but as you can see a system is moving into british columbia and the pacific and northwest. stormy conditions are on the cards for friday. vancouver 8 degrees, 11 in seattle, minus 6 in winnipeg and out to the east cooling down to 9 in new york and 14 in d.c. but miami is still on the warmer side getting up to 28 degrees on your friday. here is your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

canada. parts of the southern plains in the lower mississippi valley have been experiencing the brunt of it. we've been hearing reports of large hail, damaging winds, and even tornadoes. because the system is moving very slowly, the same situation here will continue throughout wednesday. out towards the west, there is another low pressure system moving across northwestern portions of the u.s. and western canada. but this is a winter storm spreading heavy mountain snow and rain across the coastal areas. gusty winds will be accompanied by a heavy precipitation. the risk of avalanches is very high. we've been talking about exceptional warmth in the east. what's going to happen over the next two days, look at this. getting up to 28 degrees in boston for your thursday. and 21 degrees on friday. only 8 degrees in boston for the average. and washington 25 degrees on thursday. and warmer friday. enjoy the warm weather for the rest of the week. speaking of temperatures, much of europe is also experiencing warm condition under this high pressure system. in between these high pressure areas, there is a

the winds will be calming down, low pressure across southern on the area and canada, force the secondry funnel system across the region. clearing out nicely, tomorrow cooler than today. upper 40s tomorrow night chilly and then just past that saturday afternoon chill, will be another big warm up as this high moves off the east coast, here comes the winds from the southwest, 60s plus next week and some low to mid-70s, yes, again. breezy tomorrow. small craft advisory on the bay through the day tomorrow. bay temperature 45. tonight clear, around freezing, except warmer in the city, colder some neighborhoods, north and west. tomorrow sunshine around 48, which is a couple of degrees cooler than average. in the sun, it will feel good. in the shade with the breeze, feeling chilly. prepare for that. a dry, nice weeken . >>> still to come on eye witness news tonight. firefighters joining police in scathing criticism of leadership. residents sounds off and leopold resigns. [ dog growls, barks ] bring your dog to work day... not our best idea. [ barking ] george! stop it! stop. oh. it was a nice

and canada, spreading heavy precipitation and strong winds from eastern canada all the way down to the southernlains. however, finally, severe weather in eastern texas, louisiana and mississippi will come to an end on friday. so that's good news. however, torrential rain will continue over the weekend. so you do want to watch out for flooding. as the rain comes in, temperatures will drop significantly. we will show you the details in just a moment. meanwhile, drying out across most of the rest of the u.s. however, a pacific low pressure system is moving into british columbia and pacific northwest. so another round of stormy weather is on the way. temperaturewise, getting up to 8 degrees in vancouver and 11 degrees in seattle. summer-like conditions in los angeles with 27 degrees. out towards the east, as i mentioned, it's temperatures drop significantly on your friday. cooling down to 9 degrees in new york and 14 degrees in washington, d.c. >>> all right, i will leave you now with your extended forecast. ♪ >>> once again, our lead story, sunday marks the first anniversary of the quake and tsuna

southern half of the u. particularly dry in parts of new mexico as well as texas. the risk of wildfire is extremely high here. meanwhile, a low pressure system continues to track eastward along the u.s./canadaorder spreading widespread snow showers up to 20 centimeters is possible in southern manitoba. then we have another low pressure system moving across the central rockies spreading winter storm conditions. and back behind the system there's a lot of cool air, so as the cold front moves through, temperatures will drop dramatically going down to 2 degree in denver on your wednesday. that will be 18 degrees lower than what we saw on tuesday. but across the east still warmer -- it's still on the warmer side getting up to 18 degrees in oklahoma city and double digits in toronto as well as chicago and getting up to 17 in washington, d.c. now heading over to europe, we can see these big rotating clouds over the atlantic. these are powerful low pressure system and a couple of fronts producing blustery winds and heavy rain in much of the british isles as they move towards the east much of the scandinavian peninsula, france, the low countries and parts of germany will turn wet and windy in the ne

that is why president obama said it is a good thing that canada is building southern portion of the keystone pipeline. host: joseph has this tweet. oil production in america is higher than under the bush administration -- true? guest: there is credit we can give even going back to bill clinton. the number of leases is down. the number of acres available for permitting offshore is down. the one area of production that is going on up is on private land, where the federal government can not restrict through over-regulation. in north dakota, they are producing massive amounts, 1 million barrels of oil a day -- half of 1 million barrels of oil a day. that is a huge shot in the arm. that is on private land. production on federal land is down. host: mr. lamborn, why is it colorado had an energy boom in the late-1970's and 1980's? guest: under president carter there was a big push for the government to get involved in a corporation, and allowing for the government investment in oil shale and some nonconventional oil sources that have not yet been developed. when you get the government involved as op

the president will announce plans to speed up the permit for the southern half of the keystone oil pipeline, which will stretch from canada gulf. he's promoting his energy plan but critics say he's caving into pressure from rising gas prices. >>> a pair of smaller aftershocks have rattled southern mexico after yesterday's 7.4 magnitude quake. hundreds of homes were damaged. nearly a dozen injuries reported. authorities say the damage estimates will continue into today. >>> hundreds of french police have surrounded an apartment where a suspect remains holed up. mohammad marah is expected of killing seven people in a series of shootings including four people outside of a jewish school on monday. authorities say they expect him to give himself up soon. >>> a new development in the trayvon martin case. ben jealous, president of naacp is calling on sanford police chief to resign. martin was shot to death by a neighborhood watch leader in sanford, florida, last month. george zimmerman says he acted in self-defense. zimmerman has not been charged. two witnesses who saw what happened after the shooting are casting doubt on george

southern segment of it. the part that does not cross the border with canada. that's where the president will be visiting tomorrow. the beginning of the southern portion of that. here we are today. this is copper mountain one. all of those solar panels you see behind me create enough energy to power 17,000 homes. as you know, the president is really feeling some political pinch right now when it comes to high gas prices. he's facing a lot of public criticism. and one reason he's at this particular stop is to make a case for his energy policies. renewable energy has been a huge part of that. he'll be touting renewable energy as a viable option. and that's obviously why he's here. then later today heel be in new mexico. heel go to an oil field on federal land. and this is a rebuttal to republican dritisms that he's not doing enough on drilling. finally, in addition he ends his day in ohio state where they're doing a lot of energy-related technology advancement. but the big visit is tomorrow in cushing, oklahoma. the obama administration rejected the initial plan i

spoke in front of stacks of oil pipe in oklahoma where the southern section of the keystone pipeline would begin. it would carry oil from canada to texas. with an eye toward the november election, the president has focused on energy policy in recent weeks as gasoline prices have gone up. mr. obama's approval ratings have gone down. >>> mitt romney has been on damage control following a comment that suggested the gop presidential front runner could reset his campaign like an etch a sketch. comment by romney's communications director has triggered stinging responses from his critics who say he is a politician capable of shifting positions. romney says that the comments were misinterpreted and he was a conservative republican governor and will be running as a conservative presidential nominee. >>> and women's groups protested in washington, d.c. romney plans to cut fund for planned parenthood. the protesters chanted we will remember in november. >>> a french suspect was gunned down after a fierce gun fight with police. investigators say that 23-year- old muhammad merah was shot in the head as he jumped out of his apartment window

canada. we have showers across southern portions of virginia, kentucky. maybe a little bit of thunder down there. but really nothing severe. in our region, most of the activity, passing to our north. due west, light showers tonight. and probably after about 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, most of it will be done. front goes through. and we're looking for dryer, cooler, breezy conditions tomorrow. but sunshine will move you back. and saturday, looks like it will be pretty chilly, at least this time of year. temperatures will struggle to get out of the mid and upper 40s by saturday. so still some chilly weather left. northwest winds on the bay. maybe gusting to 25 knots. and there will be an advisory for small craft on the bay tomorrow. bay temp as you see, still pretty chilly. takes a long time for that water to warm up. and 45 degrees. tonight, showers later on. not much, though. but mild, 46 overnight. tomorrow, mid- to upper 50s. but sunshine, breezy. yes, definitely cooler than today. but still running above average for march. >> all right. sounds good, bob

southern plains. up to the north, a low pressure system is moving along the u.s. canada border, spreading rain, mountain snow and strong winds. as the cold front comes, cooler, wet weather is in the forecast in california. so highs are expected to be only 14 degrees on tuesday here, but to the east, lots of warm air, getting up to 26 in houston, 21 degrees in denver, which is about 10 degrees higher than average, and coming in at 13 degrees in chicago on your tuesday. now, heading over to europe, we have very large and stubborn high pressure system over the scandinavian peninsula, producing dry conditions to the west. outside of the high pressure area there are a lot of things going on. we have a couple of low pressure systems in the eastern mediterranean countries, producing heavy rain and thunderstorms inch of italy as well as rain and snow in the southern balkan peninsula and turkey. things will get dryer here. italy will see heavy rain into tuesday. heavy rain in eastern france is gradually or rapidly subsiding, but the risk of flooding will remain into tuesday after

pipeline and is fast tracking approval of the southern portion of that pipeline to take canadian tar sands from canada down the shipping lanes and exits i mean let me just show you this the current pipeline runs from canada to cushing oklahoma and as you can see right here and the full proposed pipeline not supported by the president would have crossed the border the u.s. border in montana going down to cushing in the gulf coast and part of the president announced today that he will support runs from cushing oklahoma down the gulf coast so why did the president reverse course here and give in to most of the demands of big oil and what are the political consequences of such a decision here to offer his take on this is karl frisch syndicated columnist and parker who thought strategies karl welcome back thanks for every background great to have you here so what happens today. president gave a speech you know i wasn't surprised as many people were i mean when the president came out and said that he wasn't going to allow the full pipeline to be though he did say that he supported the southern part of the p

canada. the northern lights are electrically charged particles that can be seen above the northern and southern latitudes. it is all about march madness >> march madness and what happens right after that? april showers bring tim lincecum and baseball. how do know that spring training is almost over? kim lincecum finally starts to find his groove. peyton manning could be coming to a stadium near you. >> peyton manning worked out for the tennessee titans' this afternoon in. he has reportedly narrowed it down to the titans, the broncos or the san francisco forty- niners. his old coach said that san francisco makes most sense >> that is a team with a great defense with young receivers and a very good tight end and a good back and you put a man in that offense and people will be scared to play them. there are other teams that kind of fit that bill but san francisco comes to the top of my mind. >> how would you like to be alex smith right now? either way there will be better options at wide receiver. the team has agreed to a two- year deal with mario manning am. last week the 49ers signed randy moss.

matching santorum's bridge to no where with a pipeline to nowhere. >> the southern half is great but you've got to get the oil out of canadaapparently the slipping poll numbers have convinced him to announce the lower half of that pipeline. if we can get his poll numbers just a little lower, we may be able to get the other side too. so let's get that done. >> now, this is what i'm calling the obama energy gap. up here in canada and in north dakota we've got all this oil. and the president is down here in oklahoma taking credit for part of the pipeline that's going to go through the normal process. it's already gotten it's approvals. this idea that the president is going to expedite this will have no impact on the construction of this pipeline. >> keeping him honest. house speaker john boehner has a point. permits for pipelines within u.s. borders are issued at the state and local levels. federal government doesn't have much to do with the process unless it crosses the u.s. border. the white house is standing by its claim saying that fast tracking the project will have a real impact but not saying how it will shorten the ti

not the canada to oklahoma part the part to the gulf. the southernion is to be built quickly while study continues on the northern route. >> right now, a company called transcanada have applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from curbing to state-of-the-art refineries down in the gulf coast. today, i'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles and make this project a priority. >> if the president was hoping that would be seen as bipartisan, he was mistaken. >> the only recent action the president has taken on energy involved lobbying senators personally and successfully to prevent construction of the key stone pipeline. >> the president sold the southern route as the environmentally friendly portion of pit. there may be no such thing. the oil is not traditional crude, but is heated sludge because of the extreme methods needed for extraction. it is more likely to cause leaks. there is strong evidence that tar sands pipelines frequently spill more: >> in fact, since transcanada's initial

southern arizona and new mexico. the mountains will pick up several inches of snow while in the east, a mild temperatures into canada.e for now, but after some fog, we will get some fog. -- we will get some sun. mildly the mountains and thunderstorms with partly cloudy on wednesday. temperatures in the '70s unless you're on the shore where it will be attached cooler. lower eastern shore, a decency breeze will keep temperatures on the beach chillier. spring officially begins at 1:14 in the morning. faulk will start the day, burning off for afternoon sun. highs are still well above normal. >> looks like we will see peyton manning play as a member of the denver broncos. he has reportedly told his management to enter into formal contract negotiation with denver, choosing the broncos over tennessee and san francisco. the exact date not yet determined. he reportedly wants a three-year deal, history, however says he won't play the length of that contract. he becomes the fifth player to win up multiple mvp awards with one team that finishing his career with another. of that group, only joe montana and warner played for more