. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist todd santos with the weather channel forecast. >> yesterday there were fish falling out of the skiechlt there, meteorites. pretty cool stuff. today's the anniversary of the first infrared satellite picture taken. this picture is quite a bit better than what we had at that point, this fuzzy view of the northeastern u.s. over toward nova scotia even. notice you can see that troughing in the west, ridge in the east. we're going to see temperatures warming up today all the way up the eastern seaboard, and if it doesn't get you up in boston, you're going to see the numbers in the upper 60s, even 70s toward the weekend, especially in new york city. here you can see some of the areas in brighter oranges and reds. in a few you're seeing isolated rain showers in the dakotas. those are the areas that are likely to be more active. as far as the rain is concerned into tonight or tomorrow, even a few thunderstorms spilling out into the plains, even out toward dallas. and, again, primarily on friday initially

first, a look at the weekend weather with meteorologist todd santos. >> good morning. pretty decent setup across the east coast. again today, if you enjoyed it yesterday, how about another run at a lot of record temperatures. areas like syracuse, new york, 82, that will be a record. burlington, vermont, 82. you get the idea. even rochester, new york, 84. clear skies across the entire east coast. most problems across western south dakota, dealing with snow showers. we'll talk about those. even thunderstorms moving towards oklahoma city later today. there's a look at temperatures as you head out the door. by later this afternoon, check out sunshine from maine to southern florida. we'll be back with more. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ ♪ here comes peter cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail ♪ vo: at walmart, you can get all the best easter candy for 20 percent less than leading national retailers. which means more candy... more places to hide it... and of course, more fun finding it. easter costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart.

first, todd santos with a check of the weather. >> hello there, mika. good morning, guys. looks like a much better morning across the east coast, especially the northeast where the last few days we've been talking about the flooding, which is still ongoing. many rivers still, again, well out of their banks, especially the patuxet river in rhode island. at least this morning looking at cool temperatures giving way to clear skies in and around the new york city area. a few thin clouds heading for sunshine this afternoon. a pretty nice picture. d.c. making a run at the 8 80-degree mark. this afternoon, beautiful all the way down to central and southern florida. we'll be back with more. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by star bucks. ♪ [ male announcer ] the cadillac laurel sales event. featuring the all-new srx. ♪ with available glide-up navigation. and ultraview sunroof. ♪ see your cadillac dealer soon. because while there is no expiration date on achievement, on rewarding it, there is. the srx luxury collection. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you ge