plenty of rain in the ohio valley. the fog has become pretty thick.ity is a quarter of a mile in some spots. 45 in parkton. early fog then thickening clouds. a chance for some rain showers early tonight. rain showers likely overnight and into tomorrow morning. it will be a breezy and much colder. high temperature in the upper 40's and low 50's on tuesday. the overnight lows dipping below freezing by the end of the week. >> thank you. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. new details on the resignation of cia director david petraeus. we'll talk to the retired general's former spokesman. a health alert. a new study linking the flu to autism in children. robert deniro and a live performance by susan boyle. as we get started on a monday morning. >> you have to see the dragon. 6:52. 42 degrees at the airport. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> time to get to

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a cold front is coming across the ohio valley. 61 degrees in cincinnati. single digits in the northern part of the plains states. 35 in chicago. pretty strong cold front that is producing some showers and thunderstorms. i think that activity will settle down by the time it gets to us. some high, thin cloud cover and the clouds will thicken up later today. current temperatures in the 40's. 43 at the airport. there is some patchy fog this morning. reduced visibility in some neighborhoods. a chance for rain showers early this evening or tonight. high temperature between 63 and 68. rain is likely tomorrow mostly in the morning. breezy and much cooler with a high of 53. will stay in the 50's into the beginning of next weekend. >> the cost of hosting thanksgiving dinner can live in a bad taste in your mouth. the average cost would be about $246 this year. 12% of americans will pass on hosting the thanksgiving. 15% felt pressured into hosting. most stores are opening their doors on thanksgiving. walmart will open at 8:00 p.m. .acy's will open at midnight that brin

rain from the ohio valley down to lexington, kentucky. morning fog, again in south texas and louisiana, drive safe. >> only in the 20s from twin cities to fargo. 52 in dallas. and a warm 82 in phoenix. >>> well, when we come back this morning, what will not be clogging up your mailbox this holiday season. >>> then, the store mannequins that could be checking you out without you ever knowing it. meet the new generation of high-tech spies. >>> and then, holiday harmony nba style. the secrets behind the christmas carol you've got to see and hear. >>> welcome back. there is still time to beef up your holiday shopping budget with the powerball jackpot now hovering at about $325 million. a winner opting for the lump sum cash payout could take home a mere $212 million. the odds are only about 1 in 175 million. the drawing will take place tomorrow night. >> pick up a few on the way home this morning. >>> u.s. shoppers hitting the stores today will have some competition from canadians. a recent increase in duty-free allowances has our neighbors to

another over the ohio valley. these will combine and push northeast. it will hang around through the weekend. we can expect a lot of sunshine. to the south, a front has been stalled off the coast. another area of low pressure may form sunday into tuesday. you can see the showers over carolina's. we will see the cloud cover monday and tuesday. the rain will be held to the south. tomorrow will be sunny which ties up to 55. the wind will be out of the north at 5 to 10. on the bay, the waves will be 1 foot or less. in the mountains, temperatures will start to warm. they may hit the upper 40's with lots of sunshine over the weekend. eastern shore locations will have more cloud cover. on the coast, cloudy on sunday. maybe a light shower monday and tuesday. pittsburg, no weather problems anticipated. clear and chilly. around baltimore, temperatures below normal the next seven days. highs in the low to mid 50's. the overnight lows in the 30's to 40's. >> we begin with the good news for utility's customers. utility is predicting residential customers will see th

we'll be into the 60s here across the ohio valley on saturday. ld front that impacted the northwest starts to move across country and cool temperatures off behind it. denver down to 52 degrees by earlier next week. cold front setting up here on tuesday with showers from the ohio valley down into parts of the south and moving into the southeast by wednesday changing up the nice weather we're enjoying right now. a lot of changes to talk about. you can get the very latest week day mornings at 5:30. wake up with al and stephanie. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is

as you take a look around, cloud cover moving into the mountains of ahead of rain in the ohio valley. locally, the rest of virginia, maryland, the district all under a clear sky this morning, and where it's clear, it is chilly, down to the 40s. where the clouds have closed in, there's milder air out of the mountains in the 50s to low 60s there now. hour by hour today, we'll have a rapid warmup this morning. by 8:00 a.m., still patchy fog in rural areas near 50. by noontime, low 60s. mid and upper 60s by midafternoon. a lot of cloudiness moving in from the west. sunrise at 6:48. sunset at 4:56. rain moves in tonight. we'll talk about that coming up in ten minutes. we'll look at that with danella. >>> first 4 traffic, if you're traveling along 15, route 15 in frederick southbound at exit 11, disabled vehicle there. right now we're going to fly over to i-270, still looking like a nice story to tell you, nice and clear out of urbana. trip to clarksburg, no issues as well. continuing towards gaithersburg, rockville as well, as you continue to the spur and even to the beltway. travel lanes

this into the ohio valley is trying to work into the front. be an area of low pressure is trying to form along the coast, but even if it does, most of the computer models keep the rain off of the coast. the sprinkle could work its way up into ocean city, but other than that, that system's days away, and high pressure continues to rule our weather pattern as the least we go through the first part of the upper weekend. 47 to 52, temperatures below normal, north winds averaging 5 miles per hour. the bay water temperature at the thomas point light now at 52 degrees. cold stuff continues in the mountains. it will barely get to 40 degrees. the highs in the 60's on the eastern shore. this is running about 5 to 8 degrees. on the lower eastern shore, a slight chance for a brief shower or sprinkle. some clouds to contend with. and if you're going to check up near pittsburgh over the weekend, this is good weather for pittsburgh at this time of the year. partly cloudy, chilly, light east wins. right now, it does not look like there will be any problems, a

clouds in the ohio valley. back into the tennessee valley and showers showing up in georgia. all the showers and rain with this system will stay to our south. some of the high clouds will roll in. some already here and continue through tonight and into tomorrow. all in all not a bad day tomorrow. won't have to worry about winds. temperatures are falling like a rock. you folks are headed for the 20s. 43 college park. already 39 in restin. 39 in centerville as well as manassa. just dropped as we speak. the far western suburbs will be in the upper 20s. staying crisp. you'll need a jacket or a coat. looking at a chilly day tomorrow. the good news is it will not be windy or breezy. temperatures will get close to average. clear skies early and cold. high clouds come in late. 28 to 38. we're looking at 28 or so. 29 in gathersburg. maybe 36 downtown. 32 in college park. and sterling and leez burg looks like a lock even with the high clouds. by morning, partly cloudy and chilly. winds light and by afternoon, we'll keep it partly cloudy. high clouds all day. a little chilly. highs arou

the high-pressure system stretches from eastern canada through the ohio valley. this will consolidate into one area of high pressure. that means dry and cool weather here and in pittsburgh. the ravens will not have any whether problems on sunday. south and east, some developments off of the carolina coast. some developments into virginia. right now, the wet weather stays to the south and east into early next week. sunshine tomorrow. a beautiful november day. a little on the cool side. not much of a breeze on the bay. the waves only about 1 foot. if you are rolling into the mountains over the weekend, sunny skies. 40's for the highs. 20's for the lows. classic fall weather in the mountains. the eastern shore, sunny skies to mark. clouds moved in on sunday. that will keep temperatures in the low 50's. at the coast, more clouds. maybe eight sprinkle sunday into monday. the development will get stronger and closer. football in pittsburgh on sunday evening, clear and chilly. when you watch on tv, sometimes you hope for a wintry mix. it will be calm as far as the weathe

the next from coming through the great lakes and the ohio valley does not get here until tuesday of next week. tomorrow should be a beautiful day. sunny to partly cloudy. south wins at 5. sunrise 1/4 to 7 -- sunrise at 6:45 a.m. up in the maryland mountains, it has been like december and january the past couple of weeks it seems, but november weather is returning. 62 on sunday with lots of sunshine. eastern shore, same basic scenario. look for the warming trend. i think some parts of the eastern shore will hit 70 degrees on sunday. partly cloudy tomorrow morning. sunny in the afternoon. the weekend forecast is looking nice. no big storms to worry about. close to 70 on veterans day. we celebrate the holiday on monday with partly cloudy skies and 66 degrees. tuesday, some showers. temperatures will cool behind that front. high only in the low 50's on wednesday and thursday. >> this is the 11 sports. mcfee will miss a second straight game with the ravens. ray lewis is down but not out. he paid a surprise visit to practice on friday. he gave a speech to the team that left quite a cheer. he w

clear and that will be the picture for the next 3, 4 days, a few clouds out over the ohio valley, some of that will drift in our direction as we go in to your day tomorrow. notice, a big storm system over montana, talking blizzard warnings and the whole mess of weather, maybe a foot and a half out near montana. why we mention the storms it's bringing in mild air on the front side of that. 70 memphis. 82 dallas. that's the warm air moving in our direction as we go in to your weekend and next week. the chill is on right now, mild air comes in to play this weekend, lasting in to tuesday, and then we see your pattern change towards colder. few clouds tomorrow, sunshine and clouds, over to sunny skies by sunday morning. future trend as we go in to your day sunday, mostly sunny skies, temperatures in to the 60s. there is your temperatures, upper 50s to 60s for your day tomorrow. in to 40s tomorrow night. we boost the temperatures up, 60s to near 70 degrees as we go in to sunday. 30s towards the west, in town, we will talk about temperatures falling to around 40. forecast tomorrow, 2-degree g

the canaan valley. way north on the screen, steady rain moving through ohio and indiana and down through kentucky, that is advancing east. ahead of that, it's wild. low 60s in the ohio valley. closer to us, the clouds are broken up. 52 at reagan national. suburbs down in the 40s, panhandle of west virginia. southern maryland around the tidal potomac and the tid water region of the bay, generally in the low 50s. this morning, here's your hour by hour forecast. by 6:00 a.m., may have patchy fog forming. upper 60s by midafternoon with increasing clouds rolling through and getting more humid too. a look at tonight, that's in ten minutes. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >> good morning. thanks, tom. >>> checking the roads for you, let's start along 395. an early morning crash blocking the southbound lanes. as you travel 395 southbound at seminary road, your three right lanes are blocked. over to road work on the dulles toll road, what's going to happen is from the access road, you're going to have to get in the toll lanes and follow directions from that area. around the beltway, outer loop

clear out in western west virginia and the ohio valley where it is below freezing this morning. a few isolated spots in the rural areas. it's near 40. right near the bay and on the eastern shore. we'll have these clouds with us throughout the rest of the day, hour by hour. a chill in the air. hovering around freezing by 6:00 a.m. afternoon highs reaching the upper 40s to 50. sunrise is getting later and later. 6:51. sunset, 4:54 this afternoon. i'm back in 10 minutes with the the hometown forecast. >>> good morning. checking the roadways in our area. a disabled vehicle i-95 southbound past route 1. this is in fredericksburg. still seeing road work in the area. this one along connecticut area. as you pass the beltway heading southbound. and you're going to see it just about a mile from the beltway blocking the left lane. excuse me, it's blocking the right lane. and also 355 southbound as well also blocking the right lane at cedar. it's quite easy to get by the work zone. i'm back in 10 minutes. over to you. >>> thank you so much. 4:32 were melissa has breaking news. >>> the violen

we are still dealing with the remnants of sandy to this day across the ohio river valley. still seeing snow across higher elevations in west virginia and maryland. look at the snow totals. this is from a tropical system. this is three feet of snow from what was sandy now just a low pressure system moving into canada. so incredible we are talking about this storm system. back to you ladies. >> you have done a terrific job. >> we are one day from the final jobs report. cheryl casone is next and she will have those of you looking for a job to get hired. also there are reports of a voting switch in the key state of ohio. they tried to vote from mitt romn romney. it was switched to obama. >> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack. after 40 years, he finally saved enough to enjoy retirement. angie, the waitress at jack's favorite diner, is also enjoying his retirement. with just a little information, she's opened up

overall high pressure over the ohio valley should continue to keep your weather on the dry side, with generally sunny skies, temperatures moderating back in to the mid50s tomorrow and the next few days, as we go further out we -- switch that coast, churning off shore. as we move toward the big travel days of early next week and we expect conditions to stay fairly clear along the east coast. if your flight took you overseas, bermuda or into europe possibly you will have a turbulent ride but a chill chilly air flow. perhaps warming up as we go into turkey day. tonight down to 33. we continue to be cold tomorrow. 53, sun, mixed with clouds, on the cool side. next few days the set up. staying cool, saturday and sunday but a little mildler. right now the weather looks uneventful for the game in pittsburgh on sunday night. uneventful weather wise. very eventful on the gridiron. we expect to see the temperatures around 40 at kickoff at hines field in pittsburgh. as we look beyond that into that busiest travel dave the year by some accounts on wednesday clear skies for flyers, clear on the tr

cloud cover breaks out in parts of the ohio valley where temperatures are down in the 20s right now out there. out in west virginia, it's near freezing after the rain has stopped. but east where it is raining, we're generally in the 40s. we'll stay in the 40s throughout most of the day today. we'll be hovering in the upper 40s this morning back down to the mid-40s during the afternoon as we dry out. we'll have the rain ending by about 9:00 this morning. a look at the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> we're looking at dry roads. not seeing any accidents or construction as you look at van dorn. as you cross over the wilson bridge and heading towards pennsylvania avenue, no issues here. continuing around the beltway in prince george's county, looping around montgomery county here. here's a live look at connecticut avenue. inner loop and outer loop, absolutely clear. i'm back in ten minutes. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> still to come, the crime that has police trying to track down an eccentric software entreprene

or it could develop into something different and grab some of the chilly air we see in the ohio valley in contrast with the warmer air and become more of a storm that might kick up a wind and for some of the areas in the northeast. i would rather not see something like that on the weather map and not sure what scenario this would take. and how fast that forms and the time. that is what we're watching. sometimes that has an affect along the i-5 corridor and some wind and showers. this might give us a shower and might not. and a coastal concern for next week and the tuesday night stay into wednesday-thursday timeframe that will be watched and we'll keep a close eye on it for you. >>> still ahead, not just the presidential candidates drawing huge crowds, but the first lady and ann romney, their message to voters coming up. coming up. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going

not any clouds across that -- where it is around the ohio valley right now. this will pretty much stay away from us throughout the day. and it's kind of battling with that disturbance to the south, and we will be getting a few peeks of some sunshine in here but more clouds with that temperature coming in at 48 degrees. 32dy tonight and continued cold and here's the warmup. the slight one into tomorrow. but those temperatures still well below average. this is a check of the seven day forecast for you. as we already have wednesday, the travel day in here. and thanksgiving will be on the map as we talk about tomorrow. i'll have those updates coming up but right now a check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning lynn it. had to believe thanksgiving already. this morning we have a crash in west baltimore right on glen falls parkway at windsor mill road. if you are using 83 as we check in and take a live look up in hunt valley everything moving right along here at shawan road. no delays right now heading down to 695. and it will remain clear

and this morning, the rain showers are from the ohio valley, kentucky, tennessee and eventually headedgood news is finally, there's no big, huge weather stories this week. there's no big storms heading anywhere. that's good. get a little break from the craziness we've been seeing. >> thank you for that. >>> just ahead, 007 mania reaches the united states. >>> plus, say it isn't so. justin bieber and selena gomez is no more. capella university understands rough economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios time

we have high pressure parked over the ohio valley. today will be a little chilly. the skies are clear. the jet stream will move into the southern part of canada for the weekend. we will make it into the 60's. maybe some snow across the dakotas and the rockies. it will be nice on the east coast with lots of sunshine. high temperature between 54 and 59. it might be choppy if you take the boat out. we will make it into the 60's on saturday and keep the sunshine on sunday. some spots could hit 70 on sunday. the clouds will thicken up on monday. next chance for rain will be on monday and tuesday. 6:14. >> good morning. we have a downed tree at philadelphia road and 543. take pulaski highway or 95 as your alternate. we have closures in the city along charles because of the water main break. no problems to report over towards the west side. problem free on 95 into howard county. 97 checks out ok to and from the airport. it took a little heavy over towards harford. no problems down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the man who shot gabrie

snow over the great lakes and into the ohio valley. up in the northwest it will be wet as often is. but much of the nation will be experiencing nice weather. mild up around eureka with a high of 60 degrees and gets milder as you push farther south 84 high in palm principles. 70 in fresno. fog left over in early morning fog that will be more widespread. 72 the high in big sur. here in the bay area, sunny skies and even milder conditions than we have today. look for highs of 65 at half moon bay. even along the coast, mild up to around 70 around the bay in fremont and oakland and low 70s in inland locations. very pleasant post thanksgiving day. that mild pattern will continue right on into the weekend. we have gorgeous weather ahead. i don't expect rain perhaps mid-week to late week next week. >> larry: you were saying, which player it was that said this years ago, how he could use both hands and he was amphibious. [ laughter ] >> i can't remember who it was. >> i'm not amphibious either. >> i do remember michael ray richardson, the shifty sinking. >> of the new york nicks. >> larry: e

the warm air from the ohio valley. 40's tomorrow. into the 60's to round out the weekend on sunday.he same thing on the eastern shore. 65 saturday. mostly sunny skies. if you're going to the coast, a bit of a breeze to deal with tonight and tomorrow. 55 degrees with sunny skies as we go into the weekend. our seven day forecast, a 57 tomorrow. the weekend looks gorgeous. sunshine on saturday. not going to be surprised if we tied to 70 degrees on sunday afternoon. on monday, 67. and then the front comes in and that will cool things off wednesday and thursday. >> one of the most popular stories today, wal-mart releasing its "black friday" advertisement. for the first time, wal-mart is kicking off the madness at 8:00 p.m. on thanksgiving. the second round of offers will be introduced at 10:00 p.m. followed by more discounts on 5:00 a.m. wal-mart plans to run a separate sale online. it is in response to customers who want to shop early. the know how tired you get after eating a lot of turkey. the labor department officials confirmed the number of jobless claims fell by 8000 but they say

there is one little disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere across the ohio valley. that will visit us this morning. you can barely see it on the satellite. if you look close you can see a rotation in the clouds. the clouds are starting to thicken up as the disturbance comes across the mountains. it is starting to produce sprinkles and snow flurries out in the higher elevations. as we drift over towards baltimore, a 20% chance of a sprinkle passing by. you do not have to take an umbrella with you. it will not effect the traffic. it will really enforce -- is cold air from canada will roll across the region and keep the temperature below average. we will be stuck in the 50's today. 42 degrees at the airport and 41 degrees rising sun. a slight chance for a -- the sky will clear tonight and it will be called when you wake up and enter the morning. down to maybe 32 in the colder northwest suburbs. it was a 41 in the city. daylight savings time comes to an end this weekend. the sun will be setting around 5:00. before you go to bed saturday night, set your clocks back one ho

there is a little disturbance coming across the ohio valley. have to look close, you can barely see it right here, the rotation in the clouds. is producing cloud cover across baltimore after a clear sky. if you are watching us west of hagerstown, you might have a couple of snow flakes mixed in. as it comes toward baltimore, it should be nothing more than passing sprinkles. you can get by without umbrellas. it is chilly. these disturbances reenforce the cold air. the average temperatures are in the low 60's. we will be in the 50's all weekend. 38 -- as a bit closer to the water it is a little bit warmer. the forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. a 20% chance of sprinkles. overnight tonight these guys will clear. it will be cold. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, there will be some frost. sunset at 6:04. daylight savings time comes to an end it. set your clocks back one hour before you go to sleep saturday. the next chance for precipitation is tuesday. it will be a chilly rain with highs in the 40's on wednesday. most of th

the governor estimated damage from maine to the carolinas and to the ohio valley could reach $50 billion>>> new study reveals surprising information about their sense of touch. the reptiles have touch censors that are among the most acute. so much so alligators will turn to face a single drop of water in a dark enclosure. they are sensitive to pressure and vibration to detect water movement and the location of prey. >>> sport crabbing seasons is an important indicator. what we found out still ahead. >> and right now i am tracking showers around the bay area. we have got snow in the mountains and more on the way. more rain headed your way. back here in just 10 minutes. s >>> new at 5:00 p.m., commercial crab fishing season is about to start but some have already been out catching crab. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with more on what the cabers are seeing in the ocean. tom? >> reporter: that is because the commercial crab apots will soon -- crab pots will soon be mining for treasure. with the sport crab fishing season just underway. it is an advanced indicator of the commercial

as i share the satellite and radar as we go to break, see a bunch of showers in the ohio and tennessee valley. that is coming our way. it's going to change everything in about 12 to 18 hours. i'll explain when 9news now returns. >>> for the fourth year, wusa9 is proud to be helping the su o to raise money in order to feed local military families this holiday season. but we need your help. if you'd like to contribute to a holiday food basket for our local military families, go to wusa9.com. click on the uso icon on our home page. all the money you donate stays right here in our community for families like the leaders. >> reporter: dinner time at the leaders is controlled chaos. laurie and her husband, staff sergeant tim leader run a tight ship. they have no choice. >> i'm josh and this is jasper. >> i'm jeremy. >> i'm jona. >> i'm joel. >> reporter: in case you've lost count, they have 12 children. >> i remember seeing a thing, an ad for a store one time. it said the average family will go through 27 boxes of cereal in a year. i kind of laughed at that because we go through 50 boxes in a month

we are watching rain out of the ohio valley. it should state dry during the day today. increasing clouds, a chance for rain early to nine. high temperatures are going to make it into the mid-60's. clearing up in the afternoon, breezy and cool, high temperatures in the upper 30's. temperatures in the upper 30's. so, if the mint makes this hot chocolate cool, does the mint hot chocolate make me cool? not really. mint hot chocolate from dunkin' donuts. grab the cool sensation of mint today. america runs on dunkin'. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. >>> 7:30 now on this monday morning. it's the 12th of november, 2012, and one direction mania has officially hit our plaza. the boy band will be here for a live concert tomorrow, and as you can see their fans are already here. they are already camping out, some since friday morning. >> that's crazy. >> they should just e-mail savannah because she's giving out tickets. >> exactly. >> i have received a few calls, i'll tell you that. this line goes a

essentially from the ohio valley all the way to the plain state. you'll get real stormy in the rockies. it's going to stay stormy out there for a few days. that's good. we're almost done with this nor'easter as it is still sitting and spinning off the coast of new england. still some pretty good rain, a little sliver of rain across northern and central sections of a part of vermont and also new hampshire. so it is almost pulling away as far as we are concerned. they will not die down completely until tomorrow morning. maybe 9:00 to 10:00. we have clear skies in great shape. we're looking at a chilly night, okay? again if you are going outside, dress for the wind. temperatures are not going to be that cold, but it will feel like they are in the 10 to tos tonight. it's one of the cooler readings. 50 in rockville and bethesda. 59 at college park. 49 in vienna. 51 in burke. out towards ash burn it's 50. 5 it over in manassas. so the winds diminish slowly. still breezy to windy tonight. dress for the 30s and 40s. a chilly start tomorrow. it's going to b

more showers and thunderstorms into the ohio valley. behind that we're cooler. east coast. more rain showers up and down the eastern seaboard from the panhandle of florida towards maine. then here comes yet another system in the west. more mountain snow, valley rain. that drops into california on your wednesday. even brings some rainshowers to the desert southwest as we head towards wednesday afternoon. hey, tune in every week day morning at 6:00 a.m. on the weather channel and you can wake up with al. mistletoe'ing, ho ho ho'ing, yellowing. and every holiday season, your teeth have been yellowing. fact is if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remove over 10 years of stains, and whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest. life opens up when you do. in a hurry? try 2 hour express whitestrips, just in time for a white holiday. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves yo

otherwise further east quiet a couple showers across the portions of the ohio valley. overall looking good for our travels. >> sounds great. thank you very much maria. >> now to some stories you can bank on this morning when you go to fill up before hitting the road this thanksgiving you may actually be paying less at the pump than you did earlier this month but it may be the most that you have ever paid for gas at thanksgiving. lauren simonetti from the fox business network joins us to explain all of this. kind of good news but then we had though throw the wrench into it. >> there are some things to be thankful for this thanksgiving. gas prices are declined you might have noticed national average $3.41 a gallon. that's the good news. now here's the bad news set on track for a record high thanksgiving day. last year 3.34 cents it shot down considerably between thanksgiving and the christmas holidays. while that is not expect this had year driver vs. seen a noticeable drop with the winter blends seasonedal decline. >> not expected to drop any further. >> gas prices sligh

into next week here comes a front into the midwest and the ohio valley giving you some scattered showerserstorms. look at the temperature contrast. chicago 40, kansas city 40. but still 60 in louisville ahead of that front. here comes yet more rain and mountain snow out towards the pacific northwest. on towards tuesday, more rain up and down the eastern seaboard cooling our temperatures back down. we're also cold here in the midwest with some sunshine. the northwest is seeing some more rain and mountain snow. you can always wake up with al every week day morning at 6:00 a.m. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a rel

stanford men hosted the bruins from the ohio valley conference. belmont lead by as many as 14, but they wanted to erase the deficit. stanford lead by one. clark scored 11 of his 15. this sealed the deal. stanford loses for the first time this year 70-62 the final. all right, put on your seatbelt boys and girls. it is time for your plays of the day. manning threw three td passes in the win over the chargers. manning tied with his boss with 148 career wins. bengal receiver green scored for the 9th straight game. in the end zone bapg gels win it 28-6. defense and special teams helped the patriots stop the colts 59-24. luck threw two pick 6's and three td passes while ettleman returned this punt for 68 yards. patriots are 7-3 on the year. he threw four td passes including this one where he hurled it as far as he could. santana moss came down with it. we end with the houston texans who had to sweat it out against the jaguars. matt schaub with the game winning touch. 14 catches and 273 yards. that's my career stat. those are your plays of the day. this s

stanford men hosted the bruins from the ohio valley conference. lmont lead by as many as 14, but they wanted to erase the deficit. stanford lead by one. clark scored 11 of his 15. this sealed the deal. stanford loses for the first time this year 70-62 the final. all right, put on your seatbelt boys and girls. it is time for your plays of the day. manning threw three td passes in the win over the chargers. manning tied with his boss with 148 career wins. bengal receiver green scored for the 9th straight game. in the end zone bapg gels win it 28-6. defense and special teams helped the patriots stop the colts 59-24. luck threw two pick 6's and three td passes while ettleman returned this punt for 68 yards. patriots are 7-3 on the year. he threw four td passes including this one where he hurled it as far as he could. santana moss came down with it. we end with the houston texans who had to sweat it out against the jaguars. matt schaub with the game winning touch. 14 catches and 273 yards. that's my career stat. those are your plays of the day. this spo

here comes the front marching toward the east for the ohio valley, anywhere from cleveland down towardsunderstorms out ahead of it the mild weather. behind it you'll notice the big cooldown. chicago's high on monday only 40 degrees. and then by tuesday even across the south we're cooling things down with atlanta's high in the upper 50s and wet weather for the northeast and mid-atlantic coast. well stay with us. we've got more on your forecast, wake up with al on the weather channel 6:00 and 10:00 in the morning eastern time. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> when it comes to nutrition, it makes it hard to keep track of what is healthy and what isn't. >> luckily editor of prevention magazine is here to tell the truth about healthy foods. >> once and for all. or else she'll b

friday the cold front moves into the ohio valley. g plans there will be a few rainshowers here and there. on saturday the cold front pushes ought completely into the 40s in the northeast for daytime highs. high elevation snow on saturday. dry through the middle of the country. and sunday if you're heading back from wherever your destination was for thanksgiving, southeast is quiet although it is cooler. only 56 in atlanta. the next storm will start to work its way across the middle of the country impact, the high plains. more rainshowers across the south. you can get the latest forecast weekday mornings, wake up with al and stephanie at 5:30 a.m. ♪ you can help othersink along the way. ♪ ♪ a portion of every bottle that they sell goes to fight ♪ ♪ breast cancer and i think that's swell. ♪ ♪ the more you take, the more they'll pay, ♪ ♪ so make them write a big check today. ♪ ♪ and if you're feeling a little slow, ♪ ♪ then 5-hour energy will help you go. ♪ ♪ so buy a bottle of pink lemonade and ♪ ♪ you can help fight breast cancer today

much of west virginia and into the ohio valley where temperatures are right around 30 to the 20s in parts of michigan and indiana right now. that cold air coming in on a blustery northwest wind will be with us through the day. we're going to stay in the 40s throughout the rest of the daylight hours. and then by this evening plummet all the way down to near 40 by midnight. the rain we have now should be tapering off and ending by about 9:00 and cloudy for your lunch hour at noontime. chilly and breezy through the rest of the afternoon. maybe a little sun breaking out mid to late afternoon. i'm back in ten minutes for a look at storm team 4 radar. first 4 traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> still pretty quiet out. a lot of people about to head out on the roads now. no congestion. no reports of accidents, and that's great because the roads are pretty wet. bw parkway, making your way between the baltimore beltway and the capital beltway, your travel lanes are open. even as you continue on d.c. 395 clear as well. i-95 in maryland as you pass 216, travel lanes are open, and

otherwise, from the southwest to the ohio valley to the northeast, all in all, chris, this is a veryr travel week ahead. >> good news for a lot of people. thank you so much, maria larosa. and anybody who's coming into new york city should know that a lot of midtown is blocked off, especially mid midtown, fifth, sixth, seventh avenue because of the parade. get out your walking shoes. i'm chris jansing. here is hoping you and yours do have a very happy thanksgiving. thomas roberts is up next. you're not the cook, are you. >> i'm not. we're volunteering tomorrow. >> good for you. >> so we both get out of cooking. how about you? >> i'm going to get on a plane, go to north carolina where it should be nice and sunny at the beach, see my family. >> have a fantastic time. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgiving. enjoy your time off. >> thank you. >>> next hour, rapid developments in the middle east as second toir clinton holds talks for a cease-fire between israel and the gaza strip. meanwhile, a bus explosion in tel aviv has injured 19 people. we'll bring you up to speed on the details of that.

no problem for the mid-atlantic, ohio valley. the southeast too. all of the troublesome weather today is out in the northwest. that's where the large storm is. washington state, northern california. you'll have the worst weather today and for much of the week. wednesday, the busy travel day, it continues to be the same weather pattern. everywhere east of the rockies, mostly sunny if not completely sunny skies. mild temperatures. troublesome weather on wednesday. busy travel day. maybe seattle airport into portland. for thanksgiving day, a few showers into the middle of the country. for all the parades and everything else throughout the country, looks very nice. >> good news. thanks, bill. >>> as you know, it is thanksgiving week and it 'tis the season to travel. airports and highways will be packed with millions of people to get away. one of the busiest places will be o'hare airport in chicago. that's where we find nbc's jay gray who is live there this morning with a closer look. jay, has it started already? >> reporter: good morning, veronica. unf

but then going into thursday, around chicago, even much of the ohio river valley, expecting some rain showers. not going to be a big weather event, but if you have any plans in and around this area for thanksgiving, do check on them, because there is going to be some wet conditions outside. even some snow off towards southern canada. windy conditions in the central plains. take a look at this, sunny skies across much of the united states here, so good news for you here on your thursday, as conditions do remain rather ripe. and also, autumn-like temperatures here. new york with a high of 11. chicago getting up to 15. and denver, 21 here. winnipeg, you're the cold spot on the map, only one degree here, just above the freezing mark going through your wednesday. take a look over towards eastern asia. specifically in japan here. you've been enjoying fair weather day here on wednesday, while on thursday, we have this cloud cover moving in from the west. already western japan starting to see some cloud cover moving in. eastern japan in and around tokyo, you could be seeing some rain going in

nationally much of the country is in really nice shape from the central part of the country to the ohio and tennessee valley, but it's the west coast that's getting hammered here with a series of storms that will bring rain and snow and in the mountains of the pafic northwest between now and tuesday, there could be three, four, five feet of snow. so we're going to get rid of this little weak system and we'll turn out clear tonight and we're in pretty good shape for the weekend. want to show you the forecast across the country, though, for thanksgiving eve. some showers in the northwest, upper 40s to near 50. if you're flying maybe to the west coast, that looks good on wednesday. the southwest looks good on wednesday, denver is a big hub, 61 and cloudy. chicago sunny and 53, a big hub. and what you're not seeing in most areas any precipitation. south texas may see some showers and storms, near 80. the deep south looks good, going through hartsfield will be fine. florida may have a couple of showers, orlando up to jacksonville and charleston. and as we head towards the northeast, even that's looking good, thr

with the system, we have it cold front stretching across the ohio into the mississippi river valley.hat will bring rain showers. thunderstorm activity going through your thursday. the rest of the americas looks dry. on friday, though, we are watching a storm system move into the pacific northwest. already affecting british columbia here with gusty winds. even heavy rains. that's expected to track to the east. sunny toward the southwest, along the east coast. if you plan on enjoying your thursday and getting out there for autumn weather, it looks like it's going to be decent. let's talk about the temperatures because this cold front across the central plains is going to be dropping things drastically. minneapolis, 13 here on your thursday. going down to minus three on your friday. same toward memphis. nine degrees on your saturday. actually, single digits across the board, across much of the seaboard. going through the weekend here. very chilly, autumn-like in places as temperatures drop below the freezing mark. talking about a taste of winter. japan toward hokkaido, you could be seei