Dipping into the low 20s by 5 00 a. M. We have Team Coverage on the weather. Dozens of people in walnut creek braved the cold for a Tree Lighting ceremony. But first, we have anthony slaughter and the cold forecast. A freeze warning at least for one more night. Tonight is expected to be one of the coldest nights across the bay area, temperatures that could fall not only into the low 20s but into the teens across parts of the napa valley. Thats where were headed. Overnight lows, nap that 19, even san jose expected to get down to 22 degrees. Even though we got down to 29. It hasnt been this cold since january 13 earlier this year. When we got down to 26 degrees. So again tonight, expecting to be one of the coldest nights. And heres the other thing. This is the eighth consecutive morning that were going to be waking up with temperatures below 32 degrees. In napa. And the last time we saw Something Like this, a longterm cold snap, that was back january 10 where we were below freezing for o
Im richard lui. We start with weather for you. That massive winterer weather system moving east and the car pileup. Nbcs leanne gregg has more on the deep freeze. Reporter snow and ice bearing down this morning in the northeast, part of a massive system affecting half the country. That same system sunday in wisconsin caused a deadly pileup in whiteout conditions and shut down interstate 94. To the best of my knowledge, there is probably in excess of seven semis and 30plus vehicles. It was bad, like you could barely see on the road. Reporter ice made driving impossible in parts of kentucky. I can deal with snow all day long but when it comes to freezing rain i dont even want to touch it. Reporter across the nation, airports canceled 3,000 flights. Snow so heavy it caused this roof to collapse. In some areas, temperatures remain as much as 20 degrees below average. With thousands of customers still without power from the storm theres concern tree limbs and lines weighted by ice could cau
Finally found him. And ready for sochi. Lindsey vonn declares herself ready to go after getting back on the slopes this weekend. Well hear from her today, monday, december 9th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. Dont you love the guy that got stuck on the plane. Do you think hes a deep sleeper . Its your turn to check the back of the plane. If youre going to get stranded, could you wake up in the caribbean. Is that so much to ask . You would think the cleaning crew at least would wake you up. Not a good day for him. Anyway, right to our top story this morning. We have the icy conditions making it a real mess this morning for millions of people. We have been following this storm since late last week. So far at least 11 deaths are blamed on the weather. 3,
Change is already changing lives. Right where we all live. Youll also learn what we can do to pro tent our planet. You start thinking about the families who have now lost their loved ones. He said im alive but everythings gone. Ourselves. We dont have team to argue. Its happening before our very eyes. It was a moment that changed my life. Our year of extremes. Did Climate Change just hit home . In the u. S. , theres still more rough weather to report tonight. You know, this is the driest they have seen since 119 years. The state says at least 30 highway bridges are completely destroyed. From here down across the cape winds are gusting 35 to 40 miles per hour. It feels like an allout assault. For the last year and a half, it seems Mother Nature has thrown everything at us. Look at the cold air that is surgesi surging into the upper midwest. Surging heat, drought, and fire. Floods gushing through the u. S. , europe and asia, and superstorms devastating entire regions. What on earth is go
Trys to stay warm. Where despite the chilly temperatures a steady stream of people marched into the market. And we begin with ktvus mark tamayo he is tracking tonights temperatures and theyre already shaping to be even colder than last night. Were on track for that. It was a cool stage. Were talking about widespread 30s already. San francisco downtown 41 but already some 20s showing up as you can see out toward novato. Santa rosa 26 degrees. These temperatures will continue to tumble within the next six to eight hours. The one in place in the bay area that just started will continue. Thats coming up in 30 minutes. Thank you, mark. We now want to go to cara liu. Shes live in santa rosa where temperatures have dropped more than 10 degrees in the past hour. When we were out here at 6 00 tonight. The temperature was about 43 degrees here in downtown santa rosa. As you take a look behind me right now out at the bank sign the temperature has dropped dramatically showing 32 degrees. At kings