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earlier, i spoke to dr matt patterson, who s a postdoctoral research assistant in atmospheric physics at the university of oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. he said this is not a common occurance. it s really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. as you said, we ve seen temperatures of 38 degrees in some andes towns when we would expect to see temperatures of 10 15 degrees at this time of year. so really quite unprecedented. in terms of the magnitude, 20 degrees more than average, that s comparable with summer heatwaves that we ve seen in the southern united states, southern europe and china this year. can you explain in basic terms what exactly is causing this heatwave in winter? certainly. it s a high pressure system just to the east of the andes, which is basically dragging warm air down from the tropics and bringing that heat down towards chile and argentina. that high pressure is also compressing the air, much like when you pum
breaking news stories tonight, with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. we are tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage, and cbs s andrew haubner will st
[the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] pete: the 6 a.m. am hour of fox and friends weekend on saturday, january 13th, we start with a fox news alert. the us launching another retaliatory airstrike against to the rebels in yemen. the military action as defense secretary austin remains in the hospital. rachel: two days before the first in the nation caucuses, a blizzard forces 2024 candidates to scale back their events in iowa but that is not stopping them from urging supporters to turn out. one way or the other i am getting there. the worst weather in recorded history but maybe that is good because our people are more committed than anybody else. will: alabama has a new coach, who is replacing nick sabin after he retired. fox and friends weekend. pete: are topsoil, the us launching a new round of retaliatory strakes as houthi rebels in ye