fiber-optic cables so where are the trouble spots right now and for now we bring in tom for some answers. how is it looking. >> not so bad. over the river, through the woods. most of the u.s. will have temperatures more like easter than christmas. if you're hoping for a white christmas, if the snow is not already on the ground, most of us are not going to see it at all. west of the front range of the rockies, weather will grip and cause travel problems and in the east we have a southeast soaker, a raw, ugly cold rainy day yesterday trying to find that last-minute gift, just imagine battling wind-driven cold rain looking for the last parking spot and this is moving out overnight but already dropping a good two to five inches. six and seven, eight inch local amounts. and we had 10 million under flash flood watches but it is now down to 4 million. heaviest rain with the flooding, coastal south carolina and georgia. so this moves out but in the wake nothing but sunshine. the temperature forecast is