>> it's chilly in the northeast, the tennessee valley, mississippi valley, ohio valley. on the other side of the country, we're looking at desert heat. 100 degrees in phoenix. the middle of the nation, a front will bring us showers and storms. a second front will bring us storms into the afternoon into portions of central and southern florida. we're looking at freeze warnings. 76 million people impacted by the freeze alerts. we have light pink, frost warnings. this is why, we're just above freezing. you need coats. right above the freezing mark in charleston, west virginia. also lexington. it's cold, too, in chicago. 43. 44 in st. louis. we're going to keep it on the cool side as we head throughout the rest of the day. the rest of the nation below average. also in new orleans, 10 degrees below normal. look at the west.