we want to show you some of the troops, this is not just affecting domestic travelers. we ran across a couple of hundred troops, u.s. troops. they were waiting to fly back out to active duty in afghanistan, but because of the oncoming storm, they were sent to a hotel room tonight where they will be staying in the hotels until they figure out when they can head to afghanistan, but delta earlier today, canceled 330 flights just tonight alone. tomorrow, 1400 flight rs already been canceled by delta. these are delta and delta connection flights. that, don, is about 25% of their flights and they of course are based out of atlanta. united and continental have a dozen flights canceled. air tran has about 280 flights canceled. snow not even on the ground yet and already cancellations. we understand these airlines are offering, if you call before
getting it but not just yet. same thing that s happening in memphis but what s happening here, a few sleet reports over into noonan, georgia, area here. we think the worst will start to hit in several hours from now and really the real bad weather probably not until midnight tonight. let s talk about some of these accumulations now. forecast totals are a little bit iffy because a lot of you are going to start with the snow and then change over to some of that freezing rain. but either way you slice it we think this is going on the area where the most accumulations are going to be occurring, and a few of you in here could be talking about 8-plus inches of snow, especially in the higher elevations over here into the appalachians. but it s that ice that we re real worried about. and once you start getting between a quarter of an inch to a half an inch, that s when we start seeing trees coming down, power lines coming down and people without power for days potentially. so be real aware fro
the whole birther thing, the supreme court rejected it a few weeks ago. every court has rejected it because there is no basis for any challenge on this regard. i mean, you know, there are lots of things that are differences of opinion, that are differences of policy. the issue of whether barack obama is a citizen of the united states is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. and the fact that there are people out there, you know, who believe in the birther movement who also believe presumably in flying saucers and the lost continent of at atlanta is, you can t be a military officer and challenge things like that. thanks very much. next, the hero in the dramatic shooting in the florida school board meeting speaking out for the first time. eve seen the video probably a lot, this madman walking in, trying to shoot the school board members, security chief mike
you know what s cool, when it snows down south. because we don t see it very often. i checked last hour. in nashville, tennessee, they were reporting snow showers. let s check it out live. a live picture of nashville. you can see the cumberland roi r river. the temperature is 32 degrees. it could stick if there was a little snow. it you re driving through tennessee, don t be surprised if you see snow showers. it is early to see this activity. we are seeing it because the temperatures are so cold. look how cold it is in louisiana and shreveport, 48 degrees. 41 in little rock. 37 here in atlanta. these temperatures are 12 to 13 degrees below normal. this is not what we would typically see this time of year. it s not just cold here. we re looking at frigid, arctic air behind this clipper system.
morning. for those that have an early commute, the best advice i can say is give yourself extra time and bundle up. wear the layers. temperatures tomorrow will be even colder than they were today. and the cold numbers with all this air look at this northwesterly flow, pushing the air farther south. in atlantic, where the temperature is hovering in the upper 30s, it s going to get down to the 20s. you can see a live picture outside of our studios. clint cnn, looking at atlanta. it s all relative of course. 15 degrees below normal. when your used to 75 and 80, 30 is cold. definitely cold. thanks so much. a rescue under way in the frigid waters off alaska now. a cargo ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of crude