maderate a bit. we have cold air across the great lakes and have potential for several inches of lake effect snow today. otherwise, very good story for the plain states, we'll get temperatures up after deep freeze for the last couple weeks. 15 to 25 degrees above average. temperatures m the 40s and 50s, which we like in this area, i think, unless you like the cold. eventually that will come back over the next couple weeks. there is the forecast today. we don't have a lot of systems to talk about. we have wet weather returning to the northwest and we'll see temperatures come up for the northeast. todd and carley, back to you. >> todd: thank you. i need to improve the insulation in my home office. it is literally cold in here. i should wear a snow suit instead of shorts. 44 minutes after the hour. top democrats like aoc escape