of the u.s. where really from the western portion of the u.s. spanning across the entierety o the united states, the eastern corner of the u.s., as many as 40 records could be tied or broken on thursday. and tell you what, we ve seen plenty of it so far this week. in fact, on wednesday places such as burbank, california, phoenix, arizona, hit temperatures that were into record territory, the middle and upper 80s in december. las vegas at 75 degrees. a record that s been standing since 1940, even into washington state and the state of oregon, an incredible run of warmth here. some of these records dating back decades, where the middle 70s. these are more in line with what you would expect in the spring season and we re seeing those, of course, just a couple weeks before winter gets officially underway. here s what s happening. some flood alerts still in place across washington state. the rain showers will be limited the next couple of days. the energy now general into portions of the hi