strong storms in the tampa area. this line of storms just north of the city working into daytona beach. if that s not enough. a big weathermaker for this week is out west. we ve been talking about el nino. rain coming into eureka down to the bay area. this is just the beginning. a parade of storms. one after the other that s going to hit the west coast. storm one begins today through monday. this will bring beneficial rain/snow for california. they ll take wlats they can get. the problem is when it comes one after the other, number two will be a lot stronger. this storm on tuesday is likely to bring heavier rain and snow. we ll run the risk for flash flooding and mud and debris flows. it s going to get dicey this week. by the time we get to tuesday, heavier rain coming through los angeles and areas further north. it s something to keep close watch on. speaking of winter, big changes
severe weather overnight. reporter: in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree onto a house, killing an 18-year-old woman. you only hear about these stories. you don t expect you to be in them. reporter: the storms brought heavy rains elsewhere in the south making driving tough for truckers and holiday travelers alike. and in the nation s busiest airports, weather added to the wait. been delayed two hours. reporter: as millions make their way home for the holiday. barry arent, nbc news. meteorologist bonnie schneider will be here with more on the deadly storms and your holiday forecast. with that, bonnie, how is the forecast coming out today? it looks like unfortunately the risk for severe weather is still with us, dara. but luckily, just in the past few moments the tornado watch has expired. we re still looking at a really powerful line of storms. look at that lightning coming into atlanta right now. if you re about to head out to commute you re going to hav
a slow-moving storm and the cold air not going anywhere quickly. going to be monday or tuesday before we get temperatures back close to where you should be. the storm moving across west texas, freezing rain, snow across i-20. so be very careful if you re on those roads. this storm will be a big weathermaker this weekend. the track stays inland. goes across the northern plains talking about mostly rain from this storm, at least from the ohio valley on. but new england maybe five to eight inches of snow before it turns into rain. we ll see maybe throw or three or four inches of snow? the great lakes and severe weather tomorrow. we ll watch for this across the areas of the deep south maybe tornado or two. you don t like to see that in january and don t get it s lot. right here, mississippi alabama, louisiana, we ll watch for the severe weather, and get ready next week. the coldest air of the eastern seaboard has seen, by thursday many not getting out of the teens. aren t you the beare
created equal. there s a study that claims some fried foods aren t all that bad for you. well, are you up and at them under this sunday morning. it may only be 3:00 a.m. in california, but occupy protesters in oakland there are preparing right now for a big rally later today. this, of course, is coming up for a very violent day in the streets. what you are looking at there is a scene in oakland earlier yesterday. protesters threw bottles, metal pipes, even flares, and then you can see how police responded. they fired tear gas and beanbag bullets. some protesters say they were hit by rubber bullets fired by police. we know as many as 200 protesters were arrested, and we get more on the clashes and the controversy from patty lee of cnn affiliate ktvu there in oakland. taer gas and flash bombs filled this plaza where occupy erdz faced off with police. one of multiple clashes in oakland tonight. the tear gas is multiple times. all we were doing was marching. nothing. we did
country yesterday. violence breaking out. police officers injured. why? because all of these people are after a particular pair of tennis shoes. what would you go this crazy for? we want to hear from you this morning. also reynolds wolf is here. he ll be along wait a minute, that car is going the wrong direction. the white one is going downhill, the black one uphill. there will be some nasty moments for some of you traveling during the holiday season. we do not recommend that on this cnn saturday morning. all right. well, when the folks in virginia go to the polls this march to vote for a republican candidate they will not see these two names newt gingrich or rick perry. both of them have now failed to come up with enough valid signatures to qualify. let me bring in our athena jones on the line with me now. how could this happen? reporter: well, as the republican party from virginia has said, after verification, the virginia republican party has determined that ne