and rob marciano. rob, it doesn't really feel like autumn, fall in a lot of places.we had recors across the northern plains in twin cities, minnesota had a 73-degree high. that's incredible. we're into fall, hunting season opening up. no snow, that's creating problems for hunters. 68 degrees in chicago. it moves toward the east as we go through tomorrow. 77 in nashville. you'll get a sunburn here, throw on the sunscreen. new york, boston, philadelphia, you've been in and out of it. by election day, 65 in new york city, 65 degrees in washington, d.c. and 66 in philadelphia. these storms that have been coming in have been mild a lot of pacific air which is one of the reasons we're not seeing cold november across the eastern half country. that will continue through next week with the ridge. we'll see colder weather coming in by next weekend. here's the local forecast. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers wltsdz accuweather update -- with this accuweather update. the radars a

. >>> let's check the forecast yet again with rob marciano. hey, man. >> it is the coldest air you've seen since last winter. feels like 29 in char charlot, 34 degrees in nashville. we'll see moderating temperatures going through the day today. another storm in the pacific northwesterly they could have used more rain in seattle, i don't know that it would have helped, washington's defense was incredible. well have wind and range 2 to 4 inches in the coastal range. we're looking at a major pattern shift much cooler weather and much needed snow getting into the mountains this may shift things up in the central plains coming into the middle of the week. that's a look at the national headlines, here's what's going on where you live. >> reporter: the change on the pacific coast means a child to mild on the eastern seaboard. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, you can see that reflected in the forecast later this week. 59 today, 60 most of the seven day. it's been since 1948 so howl at it if you'd like to. >> howl at the moon? >> ye

>> i would write in rob marciano. >>> a connecticut woman is on a record-breaking mission to become the first woman to visit every country. >> and diane macedo is reporting on this epic journey. >> reporter: she calls this expedition 196. 196 countries she intends to visit. that will set a new record for the timing, if she can do it in less than three years and three months. she was aiming for two years. and even with that ambitious goal she's still well ahead of schedule. in afghanistan a my len yal is a few flights away from becoming the first woman to visit every country in the world. >> it's becoming really surreal now. >> reporter: the 27-year-old hit the road last july, plotting a two-year trip on this old map. she took off from portland, oregon. she headed to new zealand, fiji, instagramming her journey along the way. but the connecticut native said the most beautiful of her trip has been the kindness of strangers. >> the humanity and the kindness of people around the world i think sometimes we underestimate that. >> reporter: she's already checked 181 countries off her list, jus

>> yes, let's get more from rob marciano with more on the two storms hitting the country. >> a lot of people are traveling today. this picture from the mountains east of los angeles in through salt lake city. storm number one, storm number two. an aikt pattern setting up here. wael see delays at salt lake city, dallas, memphis. this storm has a lot of jet stream energy and juice across to south. a severe weather threat. we haven't said that really for a couple of months. the winter weather, look at all these alerts. the west just painted with it. it will be dicey travel across parts of the the dakotas and the mountains as well. we're building a beneficial snow pack. beneficial rains coming east. >>> speaking of travel, take a look at this. two people at the minneapolis airport were treated for injuries after the catering truck they were riding in, it struck a barrier and then crashed, boom, right into a tunnel. remarkably, they were able to climb out of the truck. the tunnel had to be shout down. we're told no flights were affected. incredible they both got out alive. >> you have to w

rob marciano live tonight. rob? >> reporter: hi, david. the tornado count is below average this year. and we've seen very few this fall. but tonight, the setup is ripe for multiple spots. look at the radar. we've got watch boxes up for louisiana, mississippi and alabama until 9:00. and then those tornadoes reported in iowa, little further north, closer to the low where there's more spin. and snow is going to be blowing in the dakotas. the rain moves east and will be in the northeast, the big cities by 6:00 tomorrow night. extreme drought in new england, they will take this rain. extreme drought in the southeast, and the fire zone, this will put some of the fires out. good news there. david? >> tracking it all tonight for us. rob, thank you. >>> next, to your money. a few hours left in the cyber monday, as they now call it. records already broken ain onlie sales. abc's rebecca jarvis tonight, helping to save your money, with deals still to be had in the hours ahead. >> reporter: tonight, a cyber monday for the record books. rather than rush

. >>> let's get right out to rob marciano. where is the storm now, and where is it heading next? >> reporter: it's centered in northern new england, but what's remarkable, how much snow has fallen away from the lake effect snow zone. look at the radar. it's still coming down in parts of the hudson valley. accumulating heavily east of albany. with over a foot of snow. more coming in the next 24 hours, 10 to 20 more inches piling up along i-80. want to show you as what's going on as far as windchills. tomorrow, 23 in cincinnati. 28 in atlanta. so, a cold blast of winter after what's been a pretty mild fall. dan? >> rob, thank you. >>> adding insult to injury for any traveler worried about this, thousands of workers at chicago's o'hare airport are preparing to go on strike this week. airports across the country looking to avoid long lines like we saw last summer. here now, gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, fears an already hectic travel season could be even worse. 2,000 employees working at major hub, chicago o'hare, from baggage handlers to cleaning crews, are poised to strike