so there s not a lot of snow to be had. and right now, only 11% of the lower 48 is covered in snow. that s one of the lowest we ve seen in the last 20 years. as i said, there s really no snow coming. jonathan, take a look at this temperature map. this is the first day of december. if i just showed you this map, you d have no clue it was december. oklahoma city, atlanta, everybody wondering where the cold is. what possibly could be behind these warming trends. bill karins, we appreciate it, thank you so much. still ahead, growing tension between far-right republicans and more traditional conservatives was on full display yesterday and gop leaders stayed silent. we ll talk about what kind of impact this infighting could have on the party and perhaps the midterms. before we go to break, we want to know why are you awake that doesn t involve a cup snake. email your reasons to
over over arizona last night. fans in st. paul were busy building, here we go, what might be the longest cup snake we ve ever seen. when i first saw this, snake? no, cup snake. with the media company 10,000 tapes brought fans together to assemble the stack measuring 247 feet. bill karins, the 247-foot cup snake is proof that america is already great. now, it s time for the weather. give us the forecast there, the christmas tree, as we noted is being lit this evening just outside of rockefeller plaza. what s the weather look like here and across the rest of the country? yeah. i don t know when the whole cup snake really started. there s the tree. you know, lights will go on later on tonight. you can see the wind s blowing there a little bit on the plaza. so weather forecast is good today. some years, it s raining,