move. blizzard warnings in effect for parts of the central and southern plains. some areas expected to get at least a foot of snow. meteorologist janice dean live in the fox weather center for us now. jd. i know you re watching the colorado rockies. jon: yes i am. the good news we ll get some snow, a white christmas for a lot of people but the bad news blizzard conditions and even a slight risk for tornados. let s talk about the storm system as it continues to move across the central u.s. yes, certainly 12 to 18 inches of snow but with wind gusts in excess of 40 to 50 miles an hour. that is going to cause some blizzard conditions. you see where the snow is. we also have some rain falling across the central u.s. but blizzard warnings for half a dozen states right now. let s take a look at it. where you see red, colorado, parts of nebraska, cans sass, up through iowa and wisconsin, that is where we see the heavy snow. winds of 50 miles an hour or more and that will cause blowing snow
in some cases. let s take a look at your future radar as we go further out in time. this system will continue to move eastward, pack a punch as well as the threat for severe weather including a risk for tornados across the mississippi river valley today and tomorrow across the southeast. unfortunately the northeast, along the coast, you re not going to get some snow. it will be mainly a rain event. interior sections, yes you get the snow. look for severe weather next twelve to 24 hours across the mississippi river valley. hail, damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and yes, december tornados. we could see several of them, heading into tomorrow, across the southeast, northern florida, the risk for severe weather. so this is going to pack a punch for much of the country, jon and jenna. of course the good news a lot of the country will see a white christmas. back to you. jon: so i have to head to colorado if i want one? i know. the coastal regions of the northeast it will be rain unfortunatel
that. reporter: this is the president s first chance after the memor memorial on sunday to talk about what he wants to do moving forward. he is going to name vice president biden to head a task force. they are talking about executive action and legislative action on capitol hill to deal with potential gun control legislation, mental health legislation. officials have made it clear this is not just about gun control, the president believes this is a multi-pronged problem. he s faced criticism for not doing more after other shootings, tucson, a roar a. that is part of it too now, the pressure on the president to act. jon: the president is expected to step into the room at any moment now. this is a time when his press secretary jay carney briefs the media. we are told the president himself will make an appearance. all indication -gs are that he will hand off the leadership of this task force to the vice president. here now president obama.
level land, thank you. jon: one of hollywood s biggest stars expected to testify today on capitol hill. so what do you think brings ben affleck to washington? plus new details on the investigation in connecticut. what the chief medical examiner plans to look at that could help answer the question, why. the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell s. let it snow, let it snow can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where s your gift? uh.
deal. apparently the white house right now, according to senior administration officials, are accusing boehner of at least, temporarily derailing the debt talks. we talked about plan b being offered yesterday. boehner came out and said, what i d like to do at least push through legislation those making less than a million dollars will not see taxes go up in the new year. the white house came back during the show yesterday and say, no deal. we re learning even more about this. the white house very pessimistic, at least in this account, of getting any sort of deal done. they even mentioned that the president was getting ready to leave for vacation like some are this time of year. he decided to stay in d.c. until maybe they reach a deal. one of the things the officials noted as well, boehner s plan did not deal with expiring unemployment benefits. that might be something else we hear about. ed henry will be up in 15 minutes about the very latest where do these fiscal cliff talks stand. mo