we're seeing a little bit of snow falling across parts of northern idaho into western montana and there's the possibility we could see a couple of inches in the higher elevations. more heavy rain making its way onshore into tonight and tomorrow, you can see the snow in the northern cascades will start to spread east as we head into tomorrow, especially. we could see a couple of inches. we're seeing the snowflakes falling, but it doesn't look like it will be all that intense. that's a look at the weather ou around 38 degrees, it will be 60s across most of california. >>> so we're getting to the time of year, get the big wind storms out in seattle, you get the snow in the mountains. but it's already november. >> the months that snuck up. >> already the sun setting at 4:30. >> for us we'll never see it because of the hours we work. >>> coming up, a student gets trapped between two buildings for hours. a major recall for honda owners. plus, 20,000 people are evacuated when an unexploded 4,000-pound bomb is found. details when "early today" returns. a 19-year-old nyu student was rescued sunday

that's dropping some heavy snowfall for western montana, up to 50 centimeters likely into the next 24 hours. this one will head toward the east but a new system is approaching. that will affect the pacific northwest once again starting on friday. temperatures are on the warmer side in l.a. at 25 degrees with plenty of sunshine. in the single digits in chicago. 7 degrees in toronto. and 13 degrees for the high in washington, d.c. across europe, not much change since yesterday. we are seeing rainfall and windy conditions from the black sea up toward russia. meanwhile wet and windy conditions are still conditioning across the british isles. tim tea temperatures are going to be in the low teens in berlin and paris for your friday. here's extended forecast. >>> and a reminder of our top story at this hour. police in central china have detained a man in connection with a bombing outside a communist party building. a series of bombs went off on wednesday in the city of taiyuan. one person was killed, eight others injured. the state run news agency says police found evidence in the man's home

it will be a chilly morning, and the air will continue with showers through western montana. storm warnings will continue with 6 inches of snow. highs for the north-west - pretty chilly, in the 30s, low 40s. manhattan under a freeze warning. temperatures starting out chilly, and only getting into the 30s and 40s in many spots. your high temperatures, mid 30s for billing, denver, and bracing for a storm, sales southern minnesota. by the middle of the week we have a risk of snow for you. >> the death of a taliban leader by u.s. drone strike causing problems with america's relationship with pakistan. . >> french officials speak out about the assassination of two journalists in mali - the warnings they received before going on that assignment. >> finding a home for tens of millions of orphans - how one religious group is working to find families. a. >>> pakistan says it will review its relationship with the u.s. after a u.s. drone strike killed the leader of the pakistani taliban. hakimullah mehsud died near the border. the attack threatens to deril peace talks with militants tha

now, we have a few snow flurries across the up of michigan, all the way across western montana into northwesta quiet day over all. we begin in the northeast where we see lake affect snow showers are really to the west of lake erie and across the up of michigan. those track on tonight and produce potentially two to four inches of snow. as we make our way across the northeast take a look at temperatures right now, 33 degrees in new york city. 37 in philadelphia. almost at 40. and by the end of the day we expect to reach a high of 40. it's quiet across the southeast and chilly air pushing in out of the north. a ridge of high pressure will bring in along the coastal areas. overall a beautiful day rebounding. down in l.a. in yesterday they had just a little bit of rain. >> it's pretty chilly outside but michael eaves is in alabama for one of the hottest rivalries in the country, michael. >> reporter: yes, richelle. it's just starting to heat up. 88,000 people will be here and we'll tale i couldn't this game will have a direct effect on the national championship in college football. power of the pe

this is not dropping heavy snowfall in the mountains of western montana i knew to be getting as much as the thief d centimeters of snow into the next twenty four hours the system will continue to move towards the east of the way how whenever a new system will approach from the pacific the system could affect the coastal areas of the pacific northwest on your friday left and windy conditions it will be named and it's yours i'm going to be in the single and assist in the north pole degrees and windy. the christmas tree kind of cooling down to the growing teens in washington dc as well as in your city. meanwhile before the crease with plenty of sunshine and no i am the last thing of the kids this week i did finally across europe not much things to see and say whatever cause developing from the black sea region of the two restaurants at this one will continue to force the slow pace and another assist in the right series causing us to deal with things and places especially northern parts of germany and cries a lot to the rain and or windy conditions will prolong to the idea of friday scat

there isville vertheretherthered it fell into western montana as well. >> know aenough it is a a of nonthe cool temperatures the high winds will hit for dakotas. we are going to tote yo total uo 5-inches of snow. he would are going twe are gregn western minnesota. in you get down toward chicago. we have 234u6 warm enougenough e south. you can so fro see from the time storm the snow develops and tracks out to the north. we'll keep you updated right here. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. new york will vote for a new mayor, new jersey and virginia both have closely watched gubernatorial races and special races and ballot measures. new jersey is expected to pass a measure, the last time the senate considered a version was 1996 but house speaker john boehner says he post office that

it's bringing snow in idaho and western montana and parts of nevada and higher elevations have gotten the rainfall amounts for texas have not gotten to their maximum capacity just yet. we have rain pushing into the west and we have flood watches and warning out around houston, but most of the rainfall has been coming out of mexico in the last six or eight hours. >> that is from sonja a tropical storm that is moving inland. temperatures right now 41 for billings and it's cool out there, but it's getting colder for places like new york city. new york. reporting 43, but it's 10 to 20 degrees cooler than last night. we have freeze warnings for manhattan and for parts of maybe land. land. -- maryland. we'll feel the cold temperatures when you wake up in the morning. near that freezing mark for many spots if not well below. tender plant goodbye. we see the temperatures in the mid 20s for the northwest and that is east of the cascades and the rockies. that is where the coldest air mass is moving down. we'll have temperatures in the 0's an030s and 40s. >> oh, boy we are getting so close to th

we'll push across idaho and definitely across portions of western montana. the winds are gusting around three miles per hour. light winds right now. if you are down in casper they are kicking up a bit. 18 miles per hour. winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour along the coast in washington as it makes its way onshore. there's an aerial flood watch. if you travel along ifive, want to use precaution, but i want to direct your attention to portions of montana. we are talking about 6-12 inches of snow in the highest elevations, 5,000 feet. in addition to that 6 inches of rain outside of seattle. for anyone travelling there, going to be wet today into tomorrow and monday. as the cold air pushes in, temperatures dropping a bit. we are talking about a day-time high of 43 on monday. on the east coast we are looking dry and quiet. it was beautiful. a few showers around the jacksonville area. >> snow on the way. if you are travelling tomorrow, an area of low pressure making its way off the great likes. an inch of snow. in addition we could see heavy snow across north an

windy conditions, rain with mountain snows into western idaho, montana, and parts of the s.kotas. >>out there today, but definitely noticeably cooler. in san francisco down from the mid 70s yesterday. hit about 65 in the city today with that coastal fog returning between about 3:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. 71 in san jose, and 74 degrees on the way to livermore. now, getting into the next couple of days, temperatures are going to drop off even more so. clouds increasing. by sunday night expecting our first showers up in the north bay. >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> thank you, al. by the way, be sure to tune in tomorrow on "today". we have a big announcement from sir richard branson. it involves this show. it is very exciting. one other hint. we will say it is out of this world. >> okay. the guessing has started. it's a big headline. race to space. you put it together. >> watch tomorrow. >>> up next on "trending" the presurgery dance party. you know i love a dance party. that will bring an absolute smile to your face today. >> it is really cool. >> something every man

young steers were taken up for finishing on the northern ranges of the dakotas and montana and wyoming. >> the western trail across the brazos to doan's crossing on the red river and through not just one, as shown here, but several different routes. across indian territory to dodge city on the sante fe railroad, the first and most important terminus of the trail. or they continued up to the union pacific railroad terminus at ogalala, nebraska. another of the famed cow towns of the era. again, quarantines, farm settlement and barbed wire took their toll. and the last reported drive on the western trail was made in 1893. by john rufus blocker, one of the famed texas trail drivers. he took his drive that year as far as deadwood, south dakota. by that time, from three to five million cattle had been driven to northern pastures to markets, and to markets along the route. from the beginning, cattle droving was largely the province of professional contractors and speculators. each spring, veteran drovers appeared on the texas ranges, these individuals were well known to con signers, strangers bearing letters

power outages, still some power outages in parts of western washington brought several inches of snow to silver mountain, idaho, and now across montana we've had snow showers and temperatures continue to drop as that low pressure tracks to the east. 26 for bismarck. that cold air is going ocontinue to work its way down, even bringing some wet rain snow around parts of colorado, definitely going to get snow in colorado and wyoming mountains. the wet weather will stretch in a band tuesday afternoon through tuesday night, south dakota, and nebraska, accumulations three to five inches anticipated and southern minnesota, you'll probably get your first snowfall of the season. again this is expected to be anywhere from a trace up to 3 inches, the air has to move in and shift your rain over to snow. that will take some time. we'll watch that story develop through the day, election day tomorrow afternoon and we'll have details of what others can expect when we have some warming coming up next, john. >> all right, rebecca, we're keeping an eye on the breaking news out of the paramus, new jersey, westfield garden state plaza. life pictures from

montana as well. the warmer air sitting on the western half of the country is going to start spreading eastward as we go into next week. so we will certainly start to see some warmer temperatures around >>> good morning. at 6:04, still watching a cold front sliding all through. you can see the clouds advancing ahead of that cold front. it will be a warm day, we just have to get through the fog. even san francisco only six miles visibility. once we head into the afternoon hours, temperatures will warm very nicely. we'll talk about 60s and 70s across the board. livermore, tri-valley expecting low 70s there. have a good one. >>> for "today's" top spot we are heading out to buffalo. this comes from our affiliate wgrz in buffalo, new york. it's the world's largest disco. 20 years, people have traveled from around the world to dance the night away at this annual charity event. they are singing and dancing to all of the hit songs of the '70s and few surprise appearances from disco's biggest celebrities. if you want to get your dance on, head on to you buffalo. >> i know just the way to get there. last year

western alaska. no word on the condition of the other six people aboard the single engine cessna. the state of montanas trying to put a teacher convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl behind bars. it sparked national outrage when he was sentenced to just 30 days. attorney general is asking for the heist court to reconsider that. >>> romney to the rescue. josh romney, one of the former candidate's son on his way thig night. he saw a car crash in to a house. he tweeted a photo of himself saying he was the first people on the scene and he helped four people from the wreck. no one was seriously hurt. those are the top stories. the obama administration moves to clamp down on political activity by tax-exempt non-profit groups. they would prohibit tax exempt organizations in the past that been able to spend hundreds of millions on elections without revealing the big donors. some say the goal is to impact the 2014 congressional election. is it? joining us for a fair and balanced debate, david mercer, the former deputy national finance director of the dnc. ron, the chief of staff for the republican congress. >>

western texas and most of the southeast to the gulf coast. the northeast will be cold and dry as will the midwest. in the west there will be a few showers in idaho and montanae in for a warm and sunny day. >>> in sports major league baseball is about to finalize some radical rule changes that could be in place by opening day. expanded use of video replay on close replays on the bases is expected to move forward at this week's general managers' meeting, and a new rule barring collisions at home plate could also be adopted. college baseball rules require players to slide into home plate. a detailed proposal for that change will be discussed during baseball's winter meetings next month. >>> and some marquee matchups in the brand-new college basketball season last night. number one ranked kentucky taking on number two, michigan state. kentucky freshman julius randall scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, but michigan state keith appling finishing with 22 points as the spartans hold on for a 78-74 win. and number 5 kansas and fourth ranked duke show off their first-year phenoms. duke's jamari parker scores 27 points, including two on this acrobatic alle

montana, and california from 1973-1989. last, but certainly not least, we have commissioner sally clark from el paso county, colorado. her district encompasses western el paso county including the southern and western areas. she holds a leadership position in the national association of counties as their second vice president. she will tell you help pass a county has been hit hard by wildfires and flooding in the past two years predicament he has has shown memorable courage and resilience. they have begun to rebuild from these terrible disasters. thank you, sally, for being here and thanks to all of you for being here. it is an outstanding panel. >> i have a little midwestern up eight. -- update. south dakota, you said north dakota. for mr. troxel. >it's a midwestern thing. [laughter] it's like me confusing colorado and wyoming. [laughter] up?did i screw that [laughter] all right, i am now pleased to turn to the panel. take it away. thank you very much again for being here. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and share my thoughts ,bout the beetle outbreak ensuing fires, and my perceptions of the u.s. forest service and their ab