hours ago. just days after the downing of the chinese spy balloon. another classified document is found in the possession of former vice president mike pence. the fbi removing the material from pence s indepeiana home. the hunt for survivors in the earthquake soon zone with a rescuer on the ground. we are getting accounts of people found alive. the death poll toll rises higher and higher. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. the us military shooting down a high altitude object a little while ago after tracking it over alaska for 24 hours. we have a team of correspondents and experts stand big as we break down what we know and what we don t know about this object and how it compares to the chinese spy balloon shot down nearly a week ago. first, jim sciutto. what are your sources telling you about this object that was shot down over alaska? the details
The National Weather service is looking at less of of an impact. Were cold today, 29 degrees in the city, below freezing, 27 in trenton. Low 20s in allentown, 27 in reading. Popular number 29 in dover. Below freezing right now in cape may, new jersey. Heres how the day is going to look. The snow doesnt arrive until later in the afternoon and evening. 7 00 a. M. Youre below freezing, by noon, 38 degrees, youre above freezing and you stay above freezing even through the night in the city. Thats a key change. At 3 00 p. M. , the cloud deck is solid here, youre dry, 39 degrees, 5 00 p. M. , snowfall is coming down, the demplet in the the temperature in the city is in the upper 30s. The grounds temperature on the grounds will be colder. Youll get melting as the snow comes down. Lets talk about the timeline. The snowfall will be arriving 4 00 p. M. , to 6 00 p. M. In the southwest to the northeast. 6 00 p. M. To midnight. Thats the key time frame that heaviest snow falls north and west, its
Reporter were looking at the arctic crush from the north and west. Well see early sunshine, clouds thicken up as the day goes on. There could be a shower that pops through the region later today and especially this evening. Cool on the bus stop right now. 45 in philadelphia. 42 in allentown. 44 in wilmington. Notice how areas to the north are highlighted in the darker shade of blue this would be northern bucks and northern Montgomery County most of chester county, you can see the numbers in the Lehigh Valley and reading. 31 degrees in allentown. 35 in reading and 36 in lancaster. So dress accordingly. This afternoon there will be a break, 42 degrees by 7 00. Sun, 54 degrees, 3 00 p. M. , clouding up in philadelphia fairly well, but a high of 57 which is the better high than what weve seen the last couple of days. Even at 7 00 were holding 54. It will take a while for the colder air to rush in. It will later tonight and tomorrow morning well be talking a different tune. On the bus stop
56 San Francisco now. San jose a calm 46 degrees. As we get into your afternoon temperatures will rebound fairly quickly, almost identical to yesterday. 9 00, 10 00 already feeling pretty good. Upper 60s by noontime. Low to mid70s in the forecast for santa rosa. Expected to top out around 75. Sun sets at 5 40 and well still be about 70. A fabulous day in store. Some of us may break a few records. Well talk more about that and how long this trend will last and a detailed map with afternoon highs coming up in a little bit. Lets check in on traffic with sal. Moving along pretty well in some areas, but slow in others. East shore freeway, here in berkeley doesnt look bad. But theres a 46minute drive time between the car keens a bridge and mcarthur maze because of a crash eastbound 80 at pinole road. Slowed just after you get off the bridge to that crash. Going to be a terrible commute for that little stretch. If you happen to get on the freeway in richmond, though, it is an okay drive, beca
A quick check of whether traffic house traffic looking. George the still on the bay bridge of back up on the really good news is its clear the back up bridges and the man is an update the drive time. The big weather days and with the warmup. James see clear bloodshot on the nice Crescent Moon there in the upper lefthand corner clear. Skies are on the bay windsor, off to a almost pictureperfect start temperatures are at upper 50s right now are on the bay. Thats what were seeing as you head out the door in the next halfhour or so expect to be nice and mild by noontime sun and warm glow warming up to the mid70s and. Then three this afternoon warmest time of day will be nice and hot outside talking low 80s and for all in inland valleys as a matter what direction you had. No. Bay space off by all the warm side. The afternoon will be brilliant and will fold into tomorrow the weekend as well. The full forecast coming up the meantime. Or watching for temperatures in the upper 50s have Francisc