us on this interactive show, tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. not again. this new winter storm now brewing from the middle of the country all the way east. and the news just in tonight, russia responding to the u.s. first tonight, right after that crippling nor easter, now this new storm moving in quickly. winter alerts already up tonight across 17 states from texas all the way up to new york. up to a foot of snow expected in some areas. texas bracing for a potentially dangerous ice storm. nearly three feet of snow already in parts of massachusetts. rob marciano standing by to time out this new storm. also tonight, news on the pandemic. what the u.s. is now seeing in at least 40 states. and the states where icu beds are still scarce. and tonight, here in new york city, the new anti-viral drug to fight covid. they will now deliver to your
election for ohio voters is all about president trump. 49% said it is to change the direction trump is leading the nation. 28 pjt said it is to support the direction trump is going and 19% said their vote has not much to do with the president. the poll also finds that trump s approval rating is 37%. nearly 6 in 10 voters disapprove of the president s job performance. and bill karins approval rating is going to rely on this forecast. super high. what does the weekend weather look like? i ve got the highest approval rating you ve ever seen. so good. i m the only one to get approved around here. the enhanced risk continues through the dakotas today. the heat though as so many people have been feeling it. we ended up with the hottest may we ve ever had and it s continued into june. now is when we re supposed to be getting the heat waves. 90s from texas all the way to
let s get to meteorologist derek van dam. the severe weather threat is moving eastward today. not as expansive as yesterday. nonetheless, louisiana and mississippi and central and western tennessee. that is where we have the potential for damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. look out nashville and memphis and tupelo and jackson as well. you can see the cold front advancing eastward from texas all the way to the ohio river valley. a significant amount of rain that has fallen over the region on top of a saturated environment. that is why the national weather service has issued a flood watch from san antonio to austin. be careful and on the lookout for flooded roadways. a temperature swing across the state of texas. nearly 35 degree temperature swing from amarillo to the houston region. significant cold front pressing eastward cooling temperatures across the great lakes as well
i m not worried about tornadoes today. large hail is possible. the big story is just the warmth. this is the warmest day we ve had so far this year with 80s from texas all the way up to vermont who could say eighty today. the showers and thunderstorms become more widespread on tuesday. watching the southeast. there is a 30% chance according to the hurricane center. could have a tropical storm off the southeast coast by wednesday. it sounds like a big deal but it ll be weak. we ll watch it. enjoy the sun shine while it lasts. some stories making news this morning. smith college accepting transgender students. the new policy will go into effect this incoming fall. it will admit students who now identify as female but not those who now identify as male. in an nbc exclusive, clinton has
believe that cheese grits should be its own food group, then you are probably one of the 20 million people in the path of a dangerous winter storm sweeping through the south from texas all the way to virginia. this map shows the huge swath of the country being impacted. in total, 11 states will get a taste of the snow ice, sleet and/or freezing rain with as much as eight inches of snow predicted for parts of georgia and north carolina and while that might sound like more of a light dusting to you folks in say, buffalo, in the south, history has shown us that even a couple of inches can bring major cities to a complete standstill. remember this nightmare on the highways in metro atlanta the last time a snowstorm hit? cnn s nick valencia has been on the road tracking the snow. he s live from rome, georgia, just outside atlanta. nick let s talk about lessons learned from last year s snow disaster by the governor and the mayor of atlanta. what are atlantans and georgians doing differently