this will be truly cold. the good news about this cold outbreak is it doesn't last long. by the time we get to wednesday, thursday, friday, things are kind of back to normal. as far as rain and snow goes, not a lot. a little lake-effect stuff. in the pacific northwest, rain to deal with. it's a cold dry week throughout much of the northeast and the great lakes. the rest of the country, jonathan, not bad at all. not till we get to friday do we start tracking our next snowstorm in the northern plains. on saturday we'll get more snow in the northeast. we have a couple of days to get there. >> bill karins, i know you'll be watching for us. you make a good point. all of this football playing at night, not good for folks. still ahead, u.s. and russian officials are beginning a series of high-stakes talks this week. we'll go live to geneva for the