by tonight it spreads farther into the ohio valley. here as we talk about the potential of over half an inch of ice. power lines, that means power outages as we go through the weekend. by saturday, the first wave makes its way offshore. there is a way behind it. let's talk about what we're expecting. big story, not the rain. about 2 inches into the southeast. snow, yes, we'll see flurries from new york through texas. still not the story. let's take you to where the action is. we're talking anywhere from paducah in through just east of dallas. that's where we have the concern for the major ice storm. over half an inch of freezing rain makes power lines weigh 500 pounds. we have two waves of this coming through as we go through the weekend. here's the first guide. look for the big u"u." notice there is one almost identical to it just behind it. this guy kicks through saturday in through sunday. you're talking about power lines being down. temperatures below freezing. and a second wave coming behind it. who knows when they get the powerba

. >> here's what we're talking about, a mess across the southeast, the mid-atlantic, the ohio river valleyok at the map. snow across portions of the ohio river valley. see the pink on the map? that's the freezing rain and/or sleet, and south of that, where the temperatures are above freezing, it's a chilly rain. let's track this bad boy. we have snow over the midwest, and parts of the ohio river valley, but it's the pink here, the icing that we're really concerned about. this is 6:00 on sunday. look at d.c. right now, we're into the snow. i think we have a live picture. isn't that pretty? there's the white house. looks like a snow globe, but it's just going to get nasty later on in the afternoon as we get the freezing rain mix. then it's going to continue up the northeast coastline overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning's commute. so let's take a look at it. there's 5:00 a.m. monday morning. there's new york. mainly a rain event there. north of that, that's where we see the freezing rain. stay off the roads if you can, and call ahead if you're headed to the airport. >> i will. i hope

. >> we're still tracking showers to the west out towards pittsburgh back into the ohio valley. we're tracking much warmer temperatures, 50s and 60s on the way. >> new information tonight in the death of fast and furious star paul walker. >> this video shows the fiery wreck moments after paul walker and a friend crashed into a pole in valencia, california. this is walker just before leaving a fundraiser saturday standing next to a porsche carrera gt. his friend who races cars was believed to be driving when they crashed. >> the stock market kicked off december with a loss even though a record number of people came out to shop over the long thanksgiving weekend. they spent less for the first time in nearly seven years. >>> d.c. police are just releasing a video of a machine they say raped a -- man they say raped a woman in northwest d.c. attacked last tuesday in the 5100 block of wisconsin avenue. this is the man police say who approached her from behind and force heard into an alley. if you recognize him, cops would love to hear from you. >>> a marine is guilty of killing another

snowfall across the ohio river valley, some thunderstorms down towards the south. few could become strong, about 15 to 20 centimeters as far as your snow and even the mixed

to the north the snow coming down across the ohio valley. multiple accidents on the i70. along i80. be careful in this area. the heavy snow continuing to make its way north and east. intensifying. a foot of snow across portions of new england. it will be windy. gusting to 9 miles per hour. not that strong, but 17. as the area of low pressure tracks up the coast the winds will howl with it as well. temperatures below freezing across the north-east. where the snow fell, i want you to be careful and drive slow. winter storm warnings and advisories across the ohio valley. >> headlines coming up after the break. >> you're watching al jazeera america live from new york. i'm jonathan betz, with a look at the top stories. >> >> a sombre anniversary as people across the country remember the sandy hook school shooting. at the white house the president and first lady lit 26 candles in honour of each of the victims. the body of nelson mandela has been returned to his boy hood home in qunu south africa. a 10 day celebration that began with nelson mandela's death is drawing to a close. his funera

maybe as much as a half foot here around the northern sections of the ohio river valley, 1 to 3 for a wide swath including into the northeast. that could cause some flash flooding. then we talk about the ice. this could go along with 3 to 6

the overnight, the ohio valley, you start to get into the action.re's two systems here. the second one does develop. the combination of the two will bring not only a lot of moisture and the cold air but winds out there. keep in mind gusting out there, even though you have the blowing snow. as you go through sunday, starting to make its way off the coast in through new england. yes, we're still talking about it in through maine by sunday night. that's the day by day of the system. as far as how much you're expecting? the totals look impressive. new york city could see 4 to 6 inches. upstate new york, about a foot. same thing with boston. could see as much as a foot of snow. back towards the ohio valley, 4 to 6 inches. chill will be out there. once there's know in the area, it may stick around. temperatures in the 20s. impressive. >> already stretching out that arm. >> snow ball. >> anyway -- >> no comment. >>. >>> the national zoo is under fire this morning. two internal reports suggest other animals could be at risk after two have died already. let'

but snow across the ohio valley meets rain from the gulf, the mid-atlantic and new england could be in. >>> sometimes late-night comics can surprise us with the news they like to poke fun at. >> this week, one of their favorite topics seemed to be "time" naming pope francis the person of the week. here's your friday funnies. >> he was named "time" magazine's person of the year. yeah. how about that? pope francis. not to be confused with iranian who was persian of the year. >> today, pope francis, named "time" magazine's person of the year. immediately after that announcement was made, kanye west demanded a recount. i demand a recount. >> he is a good pope. i like him a lot. he's modest. instead of driving around in the popemobile, he drives a used car. he's just like us. >> you know the runner-up, miley cyrus. that's not really a fair fight. the pope is even a better dancer than miley cyrus. he's from argentina. i don't always dance. but when i do, i really twerk it. >> the pope said it was such a special honor, especially after he got screwed out of sexiest man alive. whatever adam la

we're not dealing with the storm like the midwest and new england and ohio valley. u can see a little bit of a spin over phoenix and new mexico. that's what we call the upper-level low. that's the storm system that's going to cause all the problems across the country with the winter weather. in the pacific northwest, we have a weak little system and now on-shore flow continuing. we're seeing rain showers in the higher elevations. that on-shore flow is a warmer air mass. it's almost always this time of year warmer than the north like it's been. that's why temperatures have moderated significantly, especially coastal areas of oregon and also washington state. you can see the green there. a little bit of rain showers. we've gotten rid of those snow showers from spokane across northern idaho. that's all over with. temperatures are not exactly warm but warmer. 37 in portland. 43 in seattle. much warmer, we're at 45 in san fran. still holding on to a little cold in sacramento. we're about 14 degrees warmer in medford than this time yesterday. this afternoon, 46. showers wi

along with that, three to six inches of snow spreading to the ohio valley and the northeast. john, diana, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up we return to our top story in returning nelson mandela's humble roots. >> and hear how his profound words will resonate in the history books. this is a special edition of "world news now." ♪ prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. gives you a long-lasting fresh breath feeling. so you have the courage to jump in... go in for the hug... or make sparks fly. for a fresh breath feeling that lasts up to 5x longer, get scope outlast. ♪ >>> welcome back. it is not an understatement to say that nelson mandela's time on earth literally changed the world. >> abc's terry moran has more on mandela's life and legacy. >> reporter: mandela was born in 1918 into the royal family of the thembu people, but he grew up under apartheid racial segregation and oppression. the white minority ruled south africa. it is hard to imagine the pure evil of that system. abject p

and that is a storm moving in parts of the ohio valley and northeast and bring us snow. and we are not talking about a nor' easter, but something that will cause problems and rough conditions on the roads and air track delay for your day tomorrow. here's what happens. we see the rain overnight and so the snow develop in chicago, indianapolis, columbus, ohio, and throughout the day tomorrow, snow and at times very heavy in pennsylvania, and new york. but like all nor' easters, it is a magical line where the storm sets up that is a driver and how much snow we get. we'll see kind of light snowfall titles in the ohio valley and eventually heaviest in the northeast. dc, philadelphia and new york and boston, i think they will see, especially newark and boston 3- 6 inches of snow and crossing over to rain after. that bill, you can see the darker colors. a lot of ski resorts and you love good snow and they need it and good for the economy and it is happening on a saturday and people don't have to get out. stay inside. >> or sledding outside. thank you, rick. >>> it's happen again

tiny pieces of energy through the ohio valley. maybe an inch or so there. now, we are transitioning. you can see behind you, there is another system on the way. this is what we will be talking about as we go through tonight and tomorrow. we will see a low form off to the coast. this is up with of those guys you have to watch where it forms. if it's closer to the coastline, we get more moisture, where it forms, it talks about how much snow we will get. we will monitor this closely, overnight, mid-atlantic, northeast. you will have snow as far as amounts again. we will get there. it does move off shore by wednesday or so. first estimates, this is what we're looking at. one to three inches in new york or boston. jersey could get some as well. we will mo monitor that farther inland. erie, 4 to 8 inches is possible. kind of two systems the first one today that, second one kicking through. otherwise, we are talking cold air t. jet stream dug down. it feels good, it is staying cold, you don't believe me. new york city goes from 28 to 31. so a hint better. either wa

snow across the ohio valley into portions of illinois and indiana.f your traveling around cincinnati or cleveland we'll see snows anywhere from four to seven inches of snow. some of that rain has switched over to snow in johnstown, pennsylvania. and please use precaution. the reason why we don't have the rain along the i-95 corridor is because we have very mild temperatures there. tony, back to you. >> appreciate it. thank you. coming up on al jazeera america. turmoil in haiti has caused the president to resign. we'll look at the nation. and we'll look at high-tech crime fighting tools. when we come back, this is al jazeera america. >> protesters in haiti's capitol are calling for the president to step down. the neighboring dominican republic is also fueling tension. we're outside of port-au-prince with more. >> reporter: a few hundred haitians around the city. these are very strong anti-martelly protesters. they want the president out, who has been accused of huge amounts of corruption, bribery, and not representing the people. also a lot of angry o

you can see that continues to fall across parts of the ohio valley, the tennessee valley, and towardsthe mississippi valley. a lot of this, the good news is the severe weather is coming to an end for the night. if you have to do any traveling across the eastern seaboard, make sure you check ahead. not seeing any airport delays, just light rain in chicago and new york city. back at home, christmas is going to turn out to be very comfortable and bright. san francisco, back into the low 60s. oakland, same there, as well. if you're heading to tahoe, sun and 42 with no problem on the roadways. >> anthony, thanks for that. it's a day off for the 49ers. but not for all the players. vernon davis is in the south bay to do his part to spread holiday cheer. 500 children showed up and checked out the artwork and met the tight end. each got a new toy for christmas. this is the second year the vernon davis foundation has been able to do this. in addition to toys, art supplies were being given away. the foundation is big on keeping art in schools and in the lives of children. >> i think it's really

light rain into the ohio valley and around madison and also we are talking about grand rapids seeing some freezing rain currently and then farther north currently seeing that light snow. this system will push off to the northeast and then you'll start to notice not only the icing concerns here in the morning but that light rain will spread all the way into the northeast. pretty dry system. this is not the one we are all talking about that we are concerned with primarily as we go through the weekend here. first thing i want to show you. notice the moisture in the southeast. that is key and enhance any system that makes its way through the region. take a look. here comes the low. the second one making its way through. it's fueling even more moisture into there so ohio valley, down to the mississippi valley heavy rain and flooding concerns and 3 to 5 inches of rain is seen with this. then that low goes higher north where it's colder on the back side of it and heavy snow around the lakes and notice the icing conditions will start to play as you go into the northeast especially sunday. so

most of the showers in the ohio valley and into the midwest. a couple showers could break off into our mountains. more than anything, we're looking at clouds. we had some breaks into the clouds, but then they return and that's going to be the pattern tomorrow and wednesday. but temperature wise, going to be pretty nice. 47 in rockville. 46 in reston. 46 in fairfax. it is still 47 in college park. 45 in bowie, and 48 in waldorf. it's a little chill in the air, but it isn't that cold. we're looking at a milder and warmer week. a lot of clouds tonight, mainly dry. chilly and dry at the bus stop. 30s and 40s for the kids and 50s both tuesday and wednesday. which is still seasonal. average high is in the low 50s for this time of year. for tonight, mostly cloudy. we'll call it cold. low 30s in the suburbs. easterly component to the wind, that's going to keep clouds around for a while. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, chilly. 30s and 40s. light wind. the good thing is, the winds will be light. by afternoon, variable clouds and seasonal. maybe a sprink

a cold blast coming to the northern plains. 60s from texas almost into the ohio valley. 55 in indianapolis. the blue line is the freezing line. freezing drizzle through iowa, southern wisconsin. be careful around the milwaukee area all the way down to kansas city. the 40-hour rainfall, heavy rain from memphis to little rock through ohio and indianapolis. there's flash flooding possible. the snow melt and heavy rain on top of it is the concern. saturday is going to be the worst of it. we could see a possibility of a few tornadoes in the deep south. look at the temperature. 64 in d.c. by sunday. >> really hard to believe for this time of year. >> a lot of people on the east coast, it's strange to be christmas shopping in a t-shirt. >> sunday is my baby girl's birthday. >> congratulations. >>> russia's president shows his softer side. >>> a tragic ending for a couple who won big on "ellen." >>> plus these ducks will be retiring. oh what a life, coming up. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget.

you can see across the ohio valley and tennessee valley and across georgia, atlanta and north carolina tomorrow morning the front will be offshore but the heaviest precipitation falling this evening into pennsylvania, new york, and in new england where we could see a foot of snow falling. the roads will be treacherous all the way into the northeast. the heaviest of snow falling into new england up to a foot of snow expect there had. three to five inches of snow expected in chicago all the way back into pennsylvania along i i-70 and also along i-80. this afternoon into the evening is when the heaviest of the snowfall is going to fall. we'll see rates of one to two inches per hour. traveling take it easy from detroit to new york city more than a foot of snow expected across portions of new england. if you're throughout, walking, take it easy, have the snow boots on hats, gloves, this is the time of year that we do get sick because of the whether. >> and check on the elderly as well. >> meteorologist: yes. >> in ukraine, two are under investigation for brutality. tens of thousands of demo

we're looking at showers and thunderstorms stretching from texas up into the ohio valley, a little winter precipitation on the northern side of this, but kind of like a spring storm. severe weather is possible, tornadoes are possible saturday right in this area. see the orange area? much of louisiana up into western sections of tennessee that. same front gets in here sunday night. don't think we'll see any severe weather. i think we'll hear a rumble of thunder. a little cloud activity, showers well to the west of us. you folks in the mountains will have periods of showers tomorrow and also into tomorrow night. most of the showers stay west of i-81 for us until we get into the frontal boundary late sunday. 54 downtown, bethesda, 57 in fairfax, 59 in waldorf, 56 toward annapolis. lows tonight will be the equivalent of our average high temperatures, in the 40s. that's how top is i turfy things are. no sled -- topsyturvy things are. no sled this weekend, hike or a bike. make your outdoor plans. i think saturday is a little bit better and record highs are possible both saturday and also sunday

big-time flash flooding across parts of the south and in toward the ohio river valley. thing, this nice to my warm side of the storm, and nothing to mark we will see a threat for a severe weather outbreak, including potentially large andig dangers tornadoes wheryou see this red, this lower mississippi river valley, parts of louisiana, arkansas, maybe memphis, down toward the edges commended ready. tornadoes tomorrow and tomorrow evening. lou. lou: rick, something for all of us, it seems. >> i know. lou: appreciate it. aaa seeing nearly 95 million people expected to travel 50 miles or moreegiing tomorrow through the first of the year. good lucko assault. we're coming right back. ♪ lou: a tired president binging and then jetting. the president of july for s vacation. the "a-team" on the oma news conference and what we can expect next. steven haze, john find, and anthony williams with me next. [ male announce] if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to toot

developing storm will bring freezing rain and sleet across the mississippi valley to the east coast. as it moves into the ohioalley and great lakes region it will change over to snow. cities like pittsburgh, new york and boston anticipated more snow this weekend. in milwaukee it's so frigid kids are, believe it or not, running into school to beat the chill. reporters following their lead. >> kids about to arrive here at ray seep, one degree outside windchill below zero. if you're 7-year-old or 27 i'm still going to listen to my mother. >> we're already starting to see some wintry mix around kansas and missouri, overnight tonight this spreads into the ohio valley by saturday starting to affect the mid-atlantic and the northeast and by sunday it exits off. remember there are two systems xwe combining there so strong winds can be factored in, look for flight delays on top of the visibility issues. heavier amounts up there, six inches in the ohio valley, half a foot around new york city the farther north you if, potential for a foot of snow around boston. i think the only upside here, carol, is hopefully people c

and 20s and 30s from the upper midwest to the ohio valley. >> snow on the runway will cause that jet to slide off a taxiway on the airport in wisconsin. madison, wisconsin, to be specific. it happened after it arrived from minneapolis. everyone had to be taken off the plane and driven to the terminal. >>> the white house is on the defensive this morning over the nsa program that collects data on millions of phone calls. a federal judge ruled that it is almost certainly unconstitutional, even though the president has said that it helps keep america safe. experts say its strong rebuke to that claim. >> a federal judge is finally pushing back. is finally saying to the nsa, no. in fact, mass collection of phone records without individual suspicion, is not legal. >> the judge's ruling does not take effect immediately, in order to allow the government to appeal. >>> and president obama's job approval rating, holding steady after several months of decline. 55% of americans polled by abc news, disapprove of the president's performance. that's unchanged from last month. a poll shows that fewe

we have flood concerns across the south and still residual flooding across the ohio valley. ain will slowly pull to the east. the snow continuing, lake enhanced snow across parts of wisconsin and michigan. and right here is where we have the icing and big concerns throughout the afternoon. >> all right, just weird. >> yeah. >> thanks very much. hope everybody's safe, of course. >>> nearly 1 in every 3 american adults suffers from high blood pressure and many are on medication to treat it, but it might be possible for some folks to put away the medications for good. >> and tea time for all. guess where dr. siegel is. he's in london where he's going to explain the benefits of taking a cup of tea. the doctors next on "sunday housecall." don't go away. ayed? ayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisinfo.com to get your complimentary q&a book, with i

near the great lakes into the ohio valley and the cold air is moving into new england. windchill minus 2 in buffalo. some areas of the great lakes saw a ton of snow. mini snowstorm headed through the east as we go throughout the weekend. the snow area from st. louis, indianapolis, detroit, pittsburgh, central new york up into new england, not blockbuster amounts, maybe three to six inches or so, freezing rain mixed in there, too. the timing on that is saturday. >> thank you, bill. >>> coming up on "morning joe" the speaker versus the tea party, john boehner's anger toward his fellow conservatives could impact republican strategy and when we come back here we have "around the cooler" jimmy kimmel finally reveals what this guy was actually signing at the mandela memorial this week. "way would early" will be right back. [ male announcer ] for every late night, every weekend worked, every idea sold... ♪ you deserve a cadillac, the fastest growing full-line luxury brand in the united states. including the all new 2014 cadillac cts, motor trend's 2014 car of the year. now dur

there's the rain for us and the snow in the ohio valley. this system will move through tonight and clear us out by tomorrow. we'll just have rain. we'll zoom in a bit, heaviest activity in the mountains around cumberland, but there's still a lot of rain denoted in green, just light to moderate rain, enough to keep the roads wet and slow folks down friday, 43 bethesda, arlington, 45 in andrews and 43 in fairfax, waldorf 45 as well. so more rain tonight, but we're above freezing, saturday get out and do your errands because that's going to be the best day. saturday night colder but dry if you want the night out saturday and then sunday red alert, mix all day long. temperatures in the 40s and breezy to start tomorrow, neighbor a couple early mornings sprinkles, about it, just a bright brisk day, snow to a mix sunday, 32, 41 monday with showers. the game, 30 to 32, cloudy and cold with sleet and freezing rain at the i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. w

starting to clear out sunday morning in the ohio valley. that begins later this evening.t's a weekend storm. it's good, won't interfere with many work schedules or school. >> it's good if you want to take a weekend to ski. >> if you can get there and be there and ski in the powder, good luck. have fun. >> thanks, bill. >>> another judge orders a cross from a war memorial. >>> plus, good news on the jobs front. ford plans to hire more than 0,000 employees. across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that geico's been saving people money for over 75 years. oh... dear, i've dropped my tea into the boston harbor. huhh... i guess this party's over. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious. >>> now to other stories making news this mo

break out around midnight saturday just west of dallas, and heavy rain will start spreading into the ohio valley, parts of southern illinois. all the ice will spread from oklahoma into central sections of missouri as well. then we'll see thunderstorms setting up early saturday morning just west of memphis and moving eastward into tennessee, parts of alabama. this is where we could see the possibly tornadoes on saturday evening and that pushes to atlanta on sunday evening. meanwhile snow from chicago to the great lakes and the ice storm across northern new england with record high temperatures on sunday around new york city close to 70 degrees. lester, back to you. >> janice huff in new york with us. janice, thanks. >>> now to the late word from retail giant target after a massive data breach that exposed up to 40 million customers to identity theft. tonight the first lawsuit has been filed. target's ceo is apologizing and the company is in full damage control mode, assuring shoppers they won't be held responsible for any fraud. working to woo back customers who are understandably on edge. we get

winter weather advisories through the ohio valley. there's a mix area, too. kentucky, southern indiana. north of that, all snow, indianapolis, detroit, chicago and areas of pennsylvania. as far as the snow totals go, this area of pink grew overnight. six to 12 inches north of boston to hartford and outside new york city. as far as the big cities go, new york city around three to six. hartford, eight to 12 and boston, four to eight. significant snow event. saturday evening is the worst traveling. avoid the roads then. >> getting a clip. don't get much. it's all i care about. >> i think you will get a solid eight inches. >>> coming up on "morning joe," budget deal sails through the house of representatives. it didn't stop speaker boehner from lashing out at groups. is this the beginning of an intraparty battle? poler and fey to host the golden globes. we'll have a peek of what to expect. [ male announcer ] for every late night, every weekend worked, every idea sold... ♪ you deserve a cadillac, the fastest growing full-line luxury brand in the united states. inc

that extends into the ohio valley. the weekend. we'll still be talking about the system. here's what we're worried about. it's the freezing rain. i mentioned that. half an inch is all it takes to bring the power lines down. notice the national weather service offices, a lot of variety here. either way, definitely most likely an ice storm is expected. even once the first passes, another wave will pass through as we go in through later portions of the weekend. power outages likely, tree limbs down with this ice storm. second side of the system, notice dallas goes from 80 to 30 on friday. >> we'll keep watching it. thank you. >>> a rabbi is taking it to the man and the case has gone all the way to the supreme court. rabbi binyomin ginsberg flew an average of 75 flights a year with northwest airlines. they're now delta, right? the airline stripped him of all those miles and benefits saying the rabbi complained too much. 24 times in 7 months according to the airline. that's how many there were. the question becomes can the

as the low pressure that was over california is now in the ohio valley is causing all the ice and problems back east, for us we'll start with cold temperatures tonight in the 20s. there's freeze warnings posted. they'll probably be posted one more time, tomorrow night, before high pressure builds in and that will push temperatures toward 60 degrees by friday. so we'll edge back to normal 1 or 2 degrees at a time per day. near record lows tonight to sum it up, slight warming trend continues, warmer than it was, and we'll be back to near 60 degrees by the weekend. there's some clouds coming in. look at miami, 83 degrees. some clouds coming in toward the weekend in the bay area, but there's nothing in the way of rain coming our way. look at how cold it is across much of the country, nothing but blue from north dakota and down into texas. for us tomorrow we'll be looking for temperatures in the low 50s in the great valley, overnight lows 24 in santa rosa. we'll be down to 21 at fairfield, 26 concord, 25 at livermore. numbers around the bay area, you'll notice temperatures are about 6 degrees b

then the ohio valley. as far as the northeast goes, still looks like we have a snowstorm coming. it won't be a blockbuster event. it will be light and it will be fluffy. our one computer, american model, is saying possibly 6 to 10 inches from a good chunk of central portions of new england, but maybe not so much from new york city southwards. so, again, that's thursday, so that's just a peek look at it. >> all right, but tonight -- >> it's just going to be pretty much cold everywhere. >> just going to be really cold? >> yes. >> all right, thanks, bill. >>> major security concerns for our olympic athletes arise from terror strikes in russia. >>> plus, getting high will cost you plenty in colorado as recreational marijuana sellers and the state prepare for a financial windfall. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance in sync? try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent

the lower mississippi valley. towards sunday the heavy rain to the east coast and ice across northern new england and up into southern canada. huge amounts of rainfall with this. around the ohio valley, four to six inches of total rain possible. that's the flash flood threat. then we talk about the ice. i mentioned, already begun in oklahoma city this evening. that will stretch up toward the chicago suburbs and on sunday northern new england could be looking at big power outages right before christmas, scott, not whatjf >> pelley: eric fisher of wbz in boston. thanthank you very much. an investigation is in full swing into that ceiling collapse in a crowded london theater. nearly 90 people were hurt. charlie d'agata had the breaking news last night and he's back with the latest. >> reporter: when a 100-foot chunk of ceiling fell on the packed house last night it dragged down a part of the balcony with it. pieces of plaster and wooden beams crashed down, sending theater goers racing for the exits. one witness seated in the balcony said it was like watching an avalanche. police commandeered three london buss in the rush to get the wounded to the hospital. >> as far as we know t

you're talking significant snow across the rockies but then it works its way toward the ohio valley and reaching back. places like eastern oklahoma, tulsa, 6 to 7 inches over the next 12 hours. ice and sleet. this is what makes driving so dangerous. east ward toward paducah could see over a quarter inch of iegs which could lead to power outages. nasty situation for folks over the next couple of days. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >> it's nasty in denver where folks are used to the cold. 45 flights were canceled at denver's airport yesterday. temperatures are expected to drop well below zero through tomorrow. the storm dumped several inches of snow there and several feet in higher elevations. rick salinger reports. >> reporter: winter was back and with a vengeance. no day to be out unless you have to stock up on necessities. >> yes, i did. i bought ice cream. >> reporter: perfect for day like this. >> absolutely. >> reporter: at a local hardware store, they were offering remedies for the weather and advice. >> make sure your doors are open underneath your seats so the exces

an ice storm continues across arkansas into west kentucky, west tennessee, moving into the ohio valleynd northeast. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> if you're flying, a list of possible airport delays is long. dallas, memphis, atlanta, charlotte, d.c., philadelphia, new york, boston, houston and new orleans. >>> in other news, florida state quarterback jameis winston will not face sexual assault charges. there's too many gaps in the accuser's story. winston's a leading heisman trophy candidate. he will lead the seminoles in tomorrow's acc title game. >>> here's a landing attempt you have to see to believe. this is an emirates airlines jet trying to land in fierce wind. the captain tried to land twice. he had to fly to london and land there. the wild ride had one passenger tweeting out, quote, never flying again. >> you look at that video. and that captain made the right choice. that nose is going another direction from the runway. >> coming in sideways. >>> when we come back, remembering nelson mandela. reactions pouring in from celebrities about his passing. our spe

in order to be seen widespread severe thunderstorms across the lower mississippi river valley. the ohio river valley you get the look of freezing rain even some heavy snowfall here as well. and then even thought that was or when we knew the conditions so a lot going on with the storm system as it does develop the push pocket or seasonal this coming week in a lot of people are going to be out about traveling is that the holiday season coming up do be careful out on the roads here in etf like clancy death only wanna be extra careful of cancellations or delays ahead of the system i wanna talk about this workout i love snow but a distant washington dc new york by sunday almost feels like summer out there in nineteen twenty three does not feel like summer in much of the year when in windy conditions across the british now some areas one in the thirty one forty km problems especially near the west coast. although slice of bars to close the out together while on the same token the jet stream is supporting this. it dips down towards the south. it ushers in all the school there with that and we'

heading and widespread from the mid-atlantic to the ohio valley. bringing moisture into parts of new england. a lot of rainfall making its way up to coast. the big story here is that bitterly cold air mass in place. temperatures expected to stay in the single digits or below. the cold spell will last through much of the work weekend. typically this time of year temperatures around 24 degrees. yesterday we set a record at 47. single digits. temperatures dropping. let's make it this way all the way down to areas of the southern plains. temperatures falling. in advance of the strong cold front it will be a nice day, shaping up around houston, temperatures in the mid 60, and we'll see the front moving in. really not expectations to see the snow showers. we could hear the rain fall in the south-west. it's been dry, seeing about three to four inches of rainfall. we could use the rain, notice the forecast remaining rain free, and temperatures above average. that is going to cause concern. we are watching out for that, not only across parts of sworn areas b

snowy conditions will affect the upper midwest, the ohio valley and the northeast, while the heaviest snow will fall in parts of pennsylvania and new york. this system will conditions to the upper midwest and northeast, as gusty winds and sub freezing conditions will persist across the region. meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure will keep the majority of the southeast clear of wet weather, although an onshore flow along southern florida will trigger showers over the state. >> here is a look at the coldest spots. papilloma is at 25 degrees. we are at the freezing mark in the menlo park. foster city is currently at 33 degrees. by the time we reached to 7:00 p.m. we will have reads in the morning low. we still have the freeze on morning in affect. it looks like that it will be a another chilly one. as we take a look at your afternoon high, by 3:00 p.m. it will be sunny skies. fremont will have a high as 57 degrees. it looks like san francisco will have a high of 57. later on tonight, was the clear conditions. it will be not nearly as cold as well we are used to. >> napa will have a high

this will spread a lot of snow to the midwest and ohio valley overnight into tomorrow morning and then get in here tomorrow and tomorrow night. just a few clouds went through earlier. we now have some breaks, but the clouds return and will thicken by dawn. temps still 40 in college park, 34 in reston, 35 in springfield and 39 down in waldorf. so not crazy cold. no worries tonight, not as cold. some snow mixed saturday morning and then it changes from rain to snow saturday afternoon and roads are just wet in the metro area saturday night. you're inside the beltway and have plans saturday night, i think you'll be fine. just don't travel into western maryland. thickening clouds tonight, not as cold, 28 to 32, winds easterly at 10. we'll break it down. snow developing and rain south and east, 28 to 34. by afternoon snow and a mix goes to rain slowly, 30 five to 40 and then -- 35 to 40 and then a cold rain, 34 to 39 by evening. so we've got a yellow alert tomorrow and seasonably cold sunday, a few clouds early but then low 40s and cold monday, a few clouds late, maybe a flurry in the aftern

and the next 12 hours will be the most treacherous if you have to do traveling across the tennessee and ohio valley. here, spectacular conditions continuing. 63 for san francisco, and oakland at 64. picture perfect weather here across the bay area. >> great news, anthony. >>> coming up, what may be the last 49er game at candlestick park. crews have worked for decades to the 49er games. >>> special day today for thousands of needy kids in san francisco. the memorial church gave about 8,000 toys away today. look at the line. organizers say the need is go great kids and their families started to lineup last night at 6:00, and kids say it was worth it. >> it's very helpful for those that could not afford toys, and it's very generous that they give toys. >> it makes me happy to see all the kids getting toys, and waiting in line for something special. >> the giveaway is over, but the church is still asking for the public to donate new unwrapped toys. there is that need. >>> and then the countdown for the 49ers. monday night's game against the falcons, and they have been painting the 49er logo on the fiel

we have a slight risk across much of the mississippi river valley, on into the ohio valley. we also have a moderate risk, including places like shreveport, jackson, little rock, memphis, even nashville, as we go through the afternoon. these are the areas you'll want to watch out and pay attention. we could see isolated tornadoes and damaging winds along with these. so tracking the storm system, this is today, this evening. and you can see through memphis, little rock, even northeast louisiana, seeing some strong showers and storms that will continue to push to the east as we go throughout the overnight hours into sunday. and then, it will just sort of set up shop on the east coast. sunday afternoon into the first part of monday. and then it should fizzle out. this is mainly a rain event. the reason is, very warm temperatures. we could see possible record-breaking temperatures today with temperatures in the 70s in places like d.c. and atlanta. guys. >> all right, jennifer gray, thank you. >>> and now to some breaking news. four u.s. servicemembers were caught in the crossfire

frej id storm put dallas in a deep freeze over the weekend and made a mess from the ohio valley to the northeast. road crews were out in full force plowing and salting streets. >> we're not going to stop working until the roads are clear. >> it made for treacherous conditions on roadways. >> it's been rough. i think every year people noerth e forget how to drive in the snow. >> it caused this 50 car pileup on the pennsylvania turnpike killing at least one person. roads in the milwaukee area also had their share of problems. three separate wrecks involving over 100 cars, semi trailers snack 95ed causing a number of injuries. >> it was bad. you could barely see up the road, dodging cars, we ended up in the ditch. >> reporter: but it's not just the drivers feeling the impact. over 2,800 flights were cancelled nationwide on sunday. the number continue to grow. this morning trouble along the busy i-95 core dir. heavy snow was the headline in four games on sunday. proceeding snow made it nearly impossible for fans to tell exactly where the ball was. the football field looked more like an ice