and if you re in virginia, anywhere between washington and richmond and roanoke, you ve got a good chance of rain out there this morning. bring the umbrella. so, a lot of areas with minor concerns today, veronica. doesn t look like any tornadoes, so that s good. okay, well, that s some good news. thanks, bill. the nasdaq leads, big ben stands pat, and having it your way cage-free. your first look at this morning s business headlines is straight ahead. coming up, game seven between the caps and bruins into overtime. and could calvin johnson s season be over before it even starts? you re watching first look on msnbc. [ male announcer ] what can you do with plain white rice?
for you. we re warmer in d.c., so you could have a slight chance of mixing in thunderstorms, too. we have a lot of rain right now coming down through ohio, west virginia, to the mountainous areas of west virginia, even raleigh, north carolina has had some rain. eventually, all the cloud cover moves into new england. you ll start with sunshine in new york city and hartford, and as the day progresses, the clouds will move in and it will be a cloudy finish. and eventually, the rain showers push in also. so, here s the forecast today. the best chance of significant airport delays, definitely around washington, d.c., and richmond and raleigh, too, with showers and thunderstorms. as far as new england goes, most of those rain showers will be later this afternoon towards this evening. i mentioned the southeast, how gorgeous you re going to be today. still hot in texas. whole middle of the country actually looks nice. a little chilly in chicago today. we re also seeing a chance of thunderstorm
this morning, still very warm. we re starting the morning at 74 in dallas. it s very warm all through the southeast. temperature 65 in atlanta. and you notice where the cool air is, definitely up in new england. that s probably the coolest air out there. you still need the jackets. away from the big cities, we re in the 30s in many spots, so definitely on the cold side. again, florida looks fantastic today with low humidities, so enjoy that while it lasts. the trouble weather, in between where the warm and cold air is. that s where we typically see all the issues. we have numerous showers and thunderstorms. and the west coast is a mess. we had the heavy rain late yesterday in southern california. that s going to push into arizona today. also, rainy weather right up the coast from areas idaho to washington and even through oregon. the worst weather this morning, though, as far as being dangerous, is in kentucky. a very strong line of storms rolling down, about to across interstate 65 fr
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