and you, too, can lead a productive life whether it's in politics or whether you choose to do whatever. it's okay to ask for help. that's the message we always have. >> he's obviously resisting the efforts because they're public right now. william moyers, thank you so much for being on "new day." appreciate the perspective. >> thank you, chris. let's get over to indra petersons now tracking the forecast for us. back from washington, illinois. a lot of people dealing with serious issues. >> today, chris, going to be talking about rain in their forecast. things will only be worsening for them. what we're looking at right now for the eastern half of the country, mild conditions, temperatures a good 5 to 10 degrees below normal. that will change as the system makes its way across the country. let's talk about what is going on in the west. heavy amounts of snow and even rain, sierra seeing a foot of snow today. wyoming and colorado, those higher elevations getting about a foot of that snow. what's going on? there's a ton of moisture but two systems. we'll be tracking these guys as