quite understanding the issue, tony, clearly, but poking fun at it. and everyone saying hey, lay your hands off my internet, right? are you following some of these i-reports on snow and weather conditions? it s a favorite for you. because it s shaping up to be a white christmas in many parts of the states, as you know, tony, but also in europe as you mentioned. and take a look at these i-reports, just beautiful from our vantage point, especially the warm studio. this first one comes from germany where they received more than 6 inches in just a few hours monday afternoon. and look at this one of dogs playing in the snow and loving it in mammoth lake, california. the i-reporter says the snow banks were 6 feet high. and these bikes really need to be thawed out before they re going anywhere. look at that. those are in amsterdam where this i-reporter says they got 6 to 8 inches of snow. folks are just trapped in europe and can t get to where they re going for the holidays. it s just
problems with traffic and travel. be careful, because we re exp t expecting more rain as we go through the next 24 and 48 hours. much more? 3 to 6 inches. notice the storm expands eastward. we ll be looking at rain for las vegas as well then northward into california where the air is cold enough the snow has been tremendous and more snow is on the way as well. 3 to 6 inches as we get toward the rockies. speaking of snow, i want to show you what s happening in the midwest. here s minneapolis. see the pocket of snow coming into the northeast sections of the city. let s take a live look. some flurries out there. it s a brutal 24 degrees. the windchill factor in minneapolis, we re looking at a live picture, it is feeling like 14 degrees. snow for green bay. and for detroit. the big picture shows the low slowly pushing inward, cold air coming in in advance of it. breezy conditions for the northeast. the stubborn low has been sitting here a while and is going to bring windy weather that may
weather hits and it is covering the country coast to coast really. flooding rains from california to nevada, so much that even roads in the desert are turning into rivers. look at these pictures, just what the folks in minneapolis do not need, more snow. in eastern massachusetts, now, blinding snow causing more than a share of accidents and messy commutes. bonnie schneider, can we expect this weather to be as bad as it is, leading right up to christmas day? i think so. some places, of course, want to see that snow for a white christmas, but winter actually begins today, tony, tonight 6:38 eastern time. we re feel like it s already winter. in many locations. the winter season in california is the rainy season. a roaring start in southern california. orange county through san diego and northward toward l.a., we re seeing the rain nonstop. records have already been shattered. we have a live picture of los angeles to show you. overcast picture, that s because the rain continues to fall.
christie, how s he doing? take a look at these numbers. 46% say the governor of new jersey is doing a good job. 44% say he s not. that s kind of critical. he s a bit of a rock star in republican and conservative circles. a lot of people want him to run for president. shannon, appreciate it. thank you, sir. your next political update coming in one hour. for the latest political news, you know where to go, cnnpolitics.c cnnpolitics.com. it kept a lot of astronomy buffs up all night. the lunar eclipse. sandra indo has the incredible images you have to see. the creativity, the innovation, there s definitely a tie there. one thing our scientists are working on is carbon capture and storage, which could prevent co2 from entering the atmosphere. we ve just built a new plant to demonstrate how we can safely freeze out the co2 from natural gas. it looks like snow. it s one way that we re helping provide energy
graders i started texting less when i had this. now that i have this it s kind of more fun to go on the internet on this and experiment with it while i m home instead of sitting there texting all day, like, doing enough. it s like, bye, phone. the kids we spoke with say their grades went up last year because of the mobile devices. the superintendent says for the cost of a single computer locked away in a lab, she could hand out mobile devices to been entire class so kids of all income levels would have access to the latest technology and guidance on how to use it best. deborah feyerick, yn, new york. top of the hour, big stories for you. california taking a pounding. heavy snow, torrential rain and high winds with more on the way. the downpours causing widespread flooding and some mudslides. flood watches and warnings posted for most of southern california. and the northern part of the state, more than 13 feet of snow in the sierra, nevada, mountains. wind gusts topping 150