crash at ft. hood. the black hawk helicopter went down after 5:49 last night during a routine training mission. the cause of the crash is under investigation. so far the crew have not been identified, pending notification of next of kin. well, the rain has returned here to paris. let s get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist chris the weather hasn t been great. it s been cold and chilly and now raining again i know. i feel bad for you. east coast is looking beautiful by the way. we continue with this great weather trend. it s a little cold but at least we ll see a lot of sun and great travel weather in the days ahead. so the form that s going to cause all the problems over thanksgiving day, and especially in the black friday, is now moving into the west with rain and snow, mostly rain in the portland area, snow in the higher elevations. the snowfall totals will be impressive here, too. anywhere from pretty much west to reece is going to be covered with snow h
by the time mid-may arrived we saw this really sharp transition. was there no weather trend that indicated that we would be in this situation? we had a la nina in place s generally indicative of a drought. is conditions were in place, and farmers were really hopeful back in the spring. but when june and july rolled around, 55% of the lower 48 in a moderate to extreme drought. your book is title the weather of the future i imagine people come to you all the time and say what is the future here? what is the answer. it death means more extremes, we re talking heat exstreams, wildfire extremes. obviously you know there are
beautiful it is. dallas, in the 70s. all the way back to topeka and wichita. you can get some hefty snowstorms this time of year in the northern plains. we re looking good. even a little peek at tomorrow s forecast into tuesday. no issues at all areas east of the rockies, veronica. that s going to set the stage for our busy travel day wednesday and thursday. i ll break down that forecast. 34 in boston, is that normal this morning? yes, very typical for this time of year. chilly. all right. thanks, bill. shopping scams that you can avoid and anyone born after 1985 has never experienced this chilly weather trend. plus, vice president biden hits the jersey shore. you re watching first look on msnbc. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark.