kill karens, it look looks like we re headed to the southwest? yes. this is a big camping weekend and unfortunately in iowa it s come to an abrupt holt. they ve evacuated state park there. this is springbrooke state park, 118 camp sites. that s underneath the weather.com. the three counties highlighted, that s where the flash flooding is occurring. they have evacuated the camp sites because of the storms that have rolled through the last two hours. the rain has stopped in iowa, eastern iowa, central portions of illinois where we ve had flash floods. the next troubling area is kansas city. you can see the bright reds and yellows. these are torrential rains coming down from st. joseph over to leavenworth. stay indoors. for that matter, if you re in
best thing that can happen in this place. as long as it doesn t get too cold in the overnight. it could refreeze. but ron allen, you make a good point. 570 flights cancelled today. most of those from boston s logan airport. connecticut s bradley international airport reopened today with just 21 delays. go to weather.com, where you can monitor the next storm and even track the weather in your neighborhood. just two days to go until the president s state of the union address. in an interview this morning, deputy obama campaign manager stephanie cutter gave a preview of what we can expect from the commander in chief. the economy will be central to this speech, how we can grow the economy, everybody participate, pay your fair share. other things he does lay out. he ll lay out the looming deadline on the success ter, the tough choices we have to make around it, and the consequences if we let the sequester go into effect. injoing me now with more nbc
structures. we re very concerned about roof collapse as we go throughout the day on monday. then our european model, which nailed this last storm, does have another storm coming off the east coast on thursday. the good news with this one, it will shoot harmlessly out to sea. our american computer model actually has it bringing more snow to the northeast. let s hope once again the european model is correct with this latest storm and takes this next threat off the coast. again, alex, the time line for the next storm on the eastern seaboard is wednesday into thursday morning. we ll have details on that as the week continues. back to you. bill, we appreciate that. just go to weather.com where you can monitor the next storm and track the weather in your neighborhood across the country. it s time for today s political headlines. in a new interview, house minority leader nancy pelosi made her case for president obama s plan to avoid sequestration. the major budget cuts that will go into a
massachusetts. let s go to boston and weather channel meteorologist eric fisher. eric, how much of the community is able to get back to normal today? it s a slow, slow process, alex, no question. however, with the nice fresh snow the kids have been enjoying this weekend, they get another day to enjoy the snow. boston public schools closed during the day tomorrow. too many clogged roads and too much of an issue to get everyone to school safely. they get another snow day. that s two this year. they didn t get any last year. i m sure some of the kids are smiling in beantown. notice the type of snow. it s bringing everyone out. this is as light and fluffy as you can get. this is the type of stuff. sledders have been enjoying in the park. beautiful scene for real. you take a look at the travel conditions, logan had over 90 flights cancelled today. they re still working through a
we re living on bottled water and some potato chips. i hope you get home in time for dinner then. greg, thank you so much. sure. monitor the storm s path, check the forecast in your neighborhood. all there for you on weather.com. let s get to some politics, a few hours, first lady michelle obama will attend a funeral in chicago. hidea pendleton, 9/5-year-old honor student shot and kill just about a mile from the obama s family home. she participated in inaugural events just a week earlier. the president is warning the economy will get hit hard if automatic spending cuts scheduled for next month aren t delayed. the result could be a huge blow to middle class families and our economy as a whole. if the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of americans who work in national security, education, or clean energy are likely to be laid