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 here from oregon all the way through wyoming. the heaviest in wyoming. so the forecast as we go throughout the holiday, the worst of the weather wednesday