say the least. steve: thank you very much, carley. carley: you are welcome. steve: since last we saw you yesterday, it got cold here, janice. janice: not as cold as our friends in the upper midwest temperatures below freezing and as far as south as the gulf coast and florida. and then the snow, we had record breaking snow across marquette, michigan. 18 inches, my friend. so those are your current temperatures. i have nothing to complain about here in new york where it s 45 look at temperatures florida. broke low records overnight. 54 in tampa. 64 in fort myers. 55 in orlando. that s cold for them, our friends in florida. and then look at that area of low pressure that continues to spin across the great lakes. bringing that historic snow to the u.p. of michigan. that area of low pressure. is going to linger and bring more snow to the interior northeast. eastern great lakes and appalachians over the next 12 to 24 hours before the low moves into canada where it belongs. well, it
if it s not the cold, it s the heat. let s go to meteorologist pedram javaheri. hi, there. we re watching about 70 million americans underneath the cold weather alerts. in some spots, believe it or not, down to 18 degrees across the central plains and portions of the midwest and even the carolinas down to the lower 30s. winter weather to be had. the u.p. of michigan up to a foot of snowfall as the disturbance goes by this region. the people are getting snowfall, they re surely taking note here that we re just a couple of months away from winter officially getting underway. up to 95 in the locations. could see record low temperatures generally in the eastern half of the u.s. in atlanta, should be 74 degrees. aiming for 54 in the afternoon hours of tuesday. this generally warming trend over the next several days where
talking upwards of 70 million americans dealing with this. yes, in the northern reaches of the u.s., the u.p. of michigan with up to a foot of snow possible with winter weather alerts in the region. highlighting some of the snow showers coming down across this landscape. the big story s not the amount of snow that s going to accumulate. that s going to be limited generally speaking. the amount of people going to be dealing with the cold temps. up to 95 record temps possible from tuesday going into thursday. you ll notice the trend here over the next several days. begin to gradually warm up again. the average in atlanta, 74. 20 degrees cooler, by this weekend back up into the middle and upper 70s. by next week, eastern u.s. expected to remain well above average. the false fall that we re feeling is going to be short lived. across the western u.s. max
25 in minneapolis. 37 in chicago. and with the window chill, my friends, below freezing. below zero in fargo. 25 in st. louis. 29 in nashville. 70 oh my gosh, up to 90 million impacted by frost and freeze alerts. in some cases we are going to set records, potential record lows for parts of north carolina, kentucky, tennessee, atlanta, georgia. this is a big deal because it s cold as far as south as the gulf coast and then we have got the snow for the great lakes. interior northeast. some areas across the u.p. of michigan getting close to 2 feet of snow. that s like a harsh reality for october. and then that snow threat is going to move across the eastern great lakes and the interior northeast. i know, crazy, right? it happens though. here is your forecast today. country cooler than average. florida 88. miami, the northwest still very warm and southern california. but the rest of the map is pretty darn cold, steve doocy. over to you.
in the u.p. of michigan where a winter storm warning is posted. the bigger story is the colder air sinking all the way to the deep south. kansas city, 23. 31 in nashville on tuesday and it slides to the east and over a dozen states under watches and warnings for freezes. it will end the growing season and force you to winterize your home. it is that time of year after all. rob, thank you. here at home, more potential legal trouble for former president trump. sources tell abc news the s.e.c. and federal prosecutors in new york are investigating claims by a cofounder that trump s media company violated federal securities laws. here s reporter aaron katersky. reporter: tonight, an insider is claiming truth social isn t telling the truth to its investors. federal regulators are poring over a complaint by a former executive at truth social s parent company, alleging trump media and technology group violated securities laws. it s serious. it s not a good idea to be on the wrong side