heather: would you be that calm? leland: yeah. and what a story to tell their friends. what d you do for christmas break? heather: exactly. well, people in new england, meantime, they re bracing for a major snowstorm that is heading their way. it is expected to dump more than a foot of snow on some areas. senior meteorologist janis dean is in the fox worth center with the latest forecast. reporter: yeah, up to 2 feet for the mountains of new england. let s take a look at it. we ve got our storm system that s moving across the coast, and we re expecting it to strengthen over the next 12-24 hours. the front associated with it that could actually bring some isolated severe storms as well, i ve seen severe thunderstorm warnings in georgia this morning. there s the storm system that is bringing, you know, rain, a mix of rain and snow and snow. so philadelphia, you re a light rain here, light rain for new york city, cloudy in providence, but it s on its way. let s take a look at the winter
nearly 50 remain missing on the small island of dominica. in haiti one person was killed in a mud slide and four others killed in a weather-related traffic accident. erika also knocking out power to more than 200,000 people in puerto rico. estimates there topping $16 million in crop damages alone. and right now, the remnants of hurricane erika are heading north/northwest. the threat to florida isn t necessarily nearly as great as initially feared but it is not over yet. meteorologist janis dean is tracking it now with more. taking a look at it, this is the atlantic basin. i just want to point out we do have a wave of low pressure coming off of africa and we zoom in to erika. by the way, the pacific is very active with three category 3 or higher storms. we ll show you that in just a second. here s the remnants of erika. at 9:30 this morning, the national hurricane center said we are going to drop the advisories, erika is done. however, hours after
shaken by this horrible storm. janis, thank you very much. of course. hurricane katrina affected far more than just new orleans. just ahead, inspiring stories of resilience and hope as we check in with other areas recovering along the gulf coast. and now to the fight against isis. after pressure from washington, nato ally turkey is actually carrying out its very first air strikes against the terror group .pentagon confirming turkish fighter jets hit targets in syria. this comes weeks after turkey allowed f-16 fighter jets to begin targeting isis from the key air base there. now, officials at the pentagon say they are pleased to have the new help and issued a statement, in fact, commending turkey, saying that turkey will play a strategic role of degrading and ultimately defeating isis. right now, spectacular implosion. see, this building blown to
forget the lives that were shaken by this horrible storm. janis, thank you very much. of course. hurricane katrina affected far more than just new orleans. just ahead, inspiring stories of resilience and hope as we check in with other areas recovering along the gulf coast. and now to the fight against isis. after pressure from washington, nato ally turkey is actually carrying out its very first air strikes against the terror group .pentagon confirming turkish fighter jets hit targets in syria. this comes weeks after turkey allowed f-16 fighter jets to begin targeting isis from the key air base there. now, officials at the pentagon say they are pleased to have the new help and issued a statement, in fact, commending turkey, saying that turkey will play a strategic role of degrading and ultimately defeating isis. right now, spectacular implosion. see, this building blown to
nearly 50 remain missing on the small island of dominica. in haiti one person was killed in a mud slide and four others killed in a weather-related traffic accident. erika also knocking out power to more than 200,000 people in puerto rico. estimates there topping $16 million in crop damages alone. and right now, the remnants of hurricane erika are heading north/northwest. the threat to florida isn t necessarily nearly as great as initially feared but it is not over yet. meteorologist janis dean is tracking it now with more. taking a look at it, this is the atlantic basin. i just want to point out we do have a wave of low pressure coming off of africa and we zoom in to erika. by the way, the pacific is very active with three category 3 or higher storms. we ll show you that in just a second. here s the remnants of erika. at 9:30 this morning, the national hurricane center said we are going to drop the advisories, erika is done. however, hours after that, they