you crane is unique and nothing is going to turn that back always a pleasure. all right this winter is the one that will not end and it doesn t seem to be actually. another winter storm coming this week. jennifer gray shows us where it is headed. we are in store for a huge temperature swing. yes, the south has been warm but so has the north. sunday in the 70s. today we reach 70 degrees in rapid city. look at these temperatures. we will be back in the 30s by tuesday. and it will make its way to the northeast as we go through the middle part of the week.
tomorrow, but next is chris jansing. see you tomorrow. i m meteorologist bill karins. another blast of arctic air is moving down the great lakes, heading for the east coast tonight. big temperature swing for areas on the eastern seaboard and look out for the deep south, areas that hardly ever see snow will see some on tuesday into wednesday, including new orleans. have a great day.
martha: senator thune saying they want to have a debate on getting the debt under control and reducing spending. he is also a name that has been tossed around as a possible presidential candidate many times over the years. bill: meantime there is weather all across the country getting major attention. watch this storm throughout the day. a massive storm system slamming the central and southern u.s. of the. reports of tornados and thunderstorms whipping across five states overnight. the temperature swing is just extraordinary. heavy damage in states like mississippi and alabama where there were thousands without power today. large chunks of hail and ferocious winds causing a lot of problems. anna kooiman has more from our newsroom watching all of this. what is going on outside? reporter: good morning to everybody at home. we are expecting very strong winds here in the northeast later today and conditions are changing quickly and severe weather threats are shifting east today after a m
air in two years. and for most of the country, it s a sudden and drastic change. in cedar rapids, iowa, a balmy 51 degrees saturday. less than 48 hours later, it was 2 degrees below zero, a temperature swing of more than 53 degrees. the wind is just ripping. it makes it ten times worse than it should be. reporter: this was chicago a month ago. you won t see any shorts on the street. chicago dropped below zero for the first time in almost two years. and a frozen lake michigan left even this poor dog stranded. this blast came in so quickly, it brought blinding snow. in michigan, whiteout conditions. you can barely see in front of you. reporter: if you re working outside like these construction workers, there s a real danger of hypothermia, frostbite, even cold air asthma. medical experts tell us breathing freezing air can trigger lung spasms. i can t feel my nose or
and for most of the country, it s a sudden and drastic change. in cedar rapids, iowa, a balmy 51 degrees saturday. less than 48 hours later, it was 2 degrees below zero, a temperature swing of more than 53 degrees. the wind is just ripping. it makes it ten times worse than it should be. reporter: this was chicago a month ago. you won t see any shorts on the street. chicago dropped below zero for the first time in almost two years. and a frozen lake michigan left even this poor dog stranded. this blast came in so quickly, it brought blinding snow. in michigan, whiteout conditions. you can barely see in front of you. reporter: if you re working outside like these construction workers, there s a real danger of hypothermia, frostbite, even cold air asthma. medical experts tell us breathing freezing air can trigger lung spasms. i can t feel my nose or fingers. reporter: and maybe even too