but this is the next five days. no snow east of the rockies, a white christmas is not going to happen. lots of snow in the rockies and the cascades, several feet in fact. that s where you want to be if there s still time to book that travel. look at the jet stream surging to the north. temperatures, 25 to 30 degrees above average and that s all the way from the midwest right through the northeast. let s take a look at some of the records. hundreds of records are likely to fall over the next couple days. the black numbers, that s the forecast high, 86 in orlando. savannah, charleston, also expected to break high temperatures. d.c., 60s and 70s. new york city to boston, we are forecasting 73. this continues beyond christmas as well, richard. so really no sign of winter just yet east of the rockies.
time of the year you get cold air coming over the warm lake. we get what we call streamers. you can see them on the map. winds are blowing over the warm water and just cold enough to produce a little bit of snow. some areas that had a little bit of snow, areas in lake michigan. not at that lot but just enough. cleveland had some snow east of town in the higher elevations there south of ashtabula. cleveland shower activity and rain. cold air is the big story. remains from the great lakes to new england through the upcoming weekend. tonight the coldest night of the winter season and hard freeze expected from kansas city to nashville and louisville. this is a killing freeze so bring those plants or whatever you want to save. bring that inside. otherwise a great day out there for your travel and business travel needs. new york city, not too bad. temperature around 40 degrees. this afternoon high around 52. you re watching morning joe . when you have diabetes like i do,
put a dent in the drought we ve seen all year long. taking a look at the country, 66% of the country is covered in snow. that is more snow on this day than we ve seen in probably about 12 years. so that s the good news. snow is coming. we still have a lot of winter to go. hopefully the skiers will see more powder. looking at at satellite gery we have a little snow across denver. foreseeable future, five to seven days out not looking at any storms across the rockies. the our storm system across the south mainly a rain event. look at heavy rain across southeastern texas and louisiana and mississippi. north of that where it is really cold that s where we re seeing snow east of the great lakes and michigan here. that lake-effect snow machine is up and running. let s take a look at those temperatures. it s cold. it feels like winter outside. 17 in denver. you get the picture. you factor in the winds, what it feels like on your skin if you re not protected, you want to bundle up
in super bowl 46 rome roexlvi. president obama called it. he said it would be a nail biter. that time the giants also beat the patriots. you know obama was calling something else, too. to nbc s matt low ri, he was calling for four more years. he didn t chant it, but he did say he deserves it. you ll find out why. of course, you will find out the fallout from saying those things. a deadly factory collapse in pakistan. it s a three-story building that exploded. at least two people are dead. dozens more are believed to be trapped inside. some have been rescued as well. we ll have a live report for you. and also a terrible story out of washington. like at those flames. while that s a terrible story for anyone, it is loaded onto a horrible story from the beginning. a father and two sons dying in that house explosion. police saying he set it to kill his two children. he is the father who was suspected in the disappearance of susan powell back in 2009. remember the woman he sa
a handful of people who s been into north korea and very familiar with the region. i am and i have to say quite a shock. he had been sick since 2008 officially. had suffer add stroke there, but i think it came to a shock to a lot of people including south korea and we do begin with this breaking news thinking morning. some hope, some fear and lots of uncertainty. people are reacting worldwide to the death of north korean dictator kim jong-il. his 17-year reign of power is over. this came late last night on north korea television. delivered by a weak tv anchor having trouble keeping it together. take a look. [ speaking in foreign language ] now, this, what you re looking at, is the last known image of kim jong-il released by state media, north korea said he dysart of a heart attack. he was on a train when he suffered. only 69 years old. the country announced what it calls a great successor to the so-called dear leader. his son, third son, kim jong un, who is said to be