. >>> let's get right out to rob marciano. where where is it heading next? >> it's in northern new england, but what's remarkable, how much snow has fallen away from the lake effect snow zone. it's still coming down in parts of the hudson valley. albany, over a foot of snow. piling up along i-80. here's what's going on with 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, workers in chicago's airport are looking to go on strike. 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 over low wages. in a statement, american airlines said, "we are working to ensure there is no disruption to our operation." will get on planes, trains or hit the road. nearly 49 million travelers in all. passengers hoping epic lines like last spring aren't i

rob marciano live tonight. rob? >> reporter: hi, david. the tornado count is below 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. ansnow 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 >> 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 into stores, shoppers today racing online. amazon

. >>> 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

meteorologist rob marciano is tracking it all for us live tonight. rob? >> reporter: hi, david. you know, this year, the tornado count is below average. and we've seen very few this fall. but tonight, the setup is right for multiple spots. take a 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, a little further north, closer to the low where there's more spin. and more on the back side of that, more snow going to be blowing in the dakotas the next two days. the rain moves east and will be in the northeast, the big cities by 6:00 tomorrow night. it will make for a messy commute. 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. definitely good news there. david? >> tracking it all tonight for us. rob, thank you. >>> next this monday evening, to your money. a few hours left in this cyber monday, as they now call it. records already broken in online sales over the thanksgiving holiday. abc's chief

>> i would write in rob marciano. record-breaking woman to become the first woman to visit every country. >> diane macedo is reporting on this. >> reporter: 196 countries she intends to visit. new record for the timing, if she can do it in less than three years and three months. with that ambitious goal she's still well ahead of schedule. from 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: she hit the road last july, plotting a two-year trip on this old map. she headed to new 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 checked 181 countries off her list, just 15 shy of the 196 she's aiming for, but travel doesn't come cheap $200,000 including her 250 plane tickets. but she said she's all wor

and rob marciano. rob, it doesn't really feel like autumn, fall in a lot of places. >> it seems like summer refuses to give up. we had record high temperatures yesterday across the northern had a 73-degree high. that is just incredible and, you know, into fall now and hunting season opening up and with no snow on the ground other issues with it being this warm creating some problems for hunters and sportsmen. look at these numbers, i mean we are talking about 68 degrees today in chicago. it does bulge a little over towards the east as we go through tomorrow. it'll be 72 degrees in st. louis, 77 in nashville. i mean going to get a sunburn, you better throw on the sunscreen. new york, boston, philadelphia, kind of been in and out of it but by tuesday, election day 65 in new york city, 69 degrees in d.c. and 66 degrees in philadelphia. no excuse for not getting to the polls there. all right. pretty active across the pacific. these storms that have been coming in last week have been very mild, a lot of pac

. >>> let's check the forecast yet again with rob marciano. >>> good morning. we're waking up to the teens in spots. we'll see that gradual warm-up throughout your afternoon. we'll go with sunny skies and daytime highs back to the mid to upper 50s. >> this weather report is brought to you by mcdonald's. a super-duper full moon tonight, the closest it's been since 1948. howl at it if you'd like to. >> howl at the moon. >> it'll be big and bright and -- >> and close. >> thouch. >>> i'll be howling. >>> coming up here on "gma," hollywood's brightest stars come out for the governors awards start of the oscar season. >>> look who's here. grumpy cat gracing the control room with her presence. do you think she looks excited or indifferent. >> you called her the grumpster. she is the grumpy cat. she's not the happy cat. we'll be right back. st mom? by starting each day with a perfectly balanced mug of... i've got this. mom! to be on top of your mom game... nailed it! thanks so much. you need a balanced coffee you can drink throughout the day. good girl. for a taste tha

. >> eva, just an awful story, thank you for your reporting >>> let's send things over to rob marciano for a look at the weather. good morning, rob. >> have some incredible pictures to show you out of el paso, texas. hail that accumulated across el >>> good morning everyone. you are going to look your saturday afternoon. we have a lot of sunshine in sure -- in-store with 63 as our daytime high. a clear, starry evening closer to the lake but inland in shelter locations you will be in the mid 30s so the cool air is in place as high pressure continues to dominate. a lot of sunshine on board for your weekend and monday is 68. ed the election all impacted by weather. more on that in about 15 minutes. guy, back to you. >> quite a tease. >> thank you, sir. >> what's cooking in the news department? >> a lot of news. good morning, everyone. we're going to begin with a "rolling stone" magazine. a federal jury founding them and their publisher defamed a dean by sabrina rubin who claimed a coed was raped on campus. it was later retracted. uva dean nicole eramo said her reputation was harmed. she i

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. >> for a lot of people right now it's the cst the codest stuff getting into the south. 29 it feels like in charlotte, 34 in nashville and a lot of places with that cold sinking air dealing with some smoke from the wildfires. we'll see moderating temperatures through the day. another storm coming into the pacific northwest. they could have used more rain in seattle. i'm not sure what a help washington's -- usc's defense had. wind and rain and up into portland and seattle, 2 to 4 thursday and friday into this week. much cooler weather, some much needed snow and this may shift things up into the central plains, as well, come the end of the week. josh: good sunday morning. what a nice day we have underway as the clouds are clearing away in the sun is coming out, temperatures in the 50's to closer to 60 degrees >> this weather report is brought to you by mcdonald's. a super-duper full moon tonight, the closest it's been since 1948. howl at it if you'd like to. >> howl at the moon

>> i would write in rob marciano. >>> well, a connecticut woman is on a record-breaking mission trying to become the first woman to visit every country. >> and diane macedo is reporting on this epic journey. good morning. >> reporter: she calls this expedition 196. because 196 countries is how many 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. from afghanistan and zimbabwe and everywhere in between, a millennial 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, painstakingly plotting a two-year trip on this old map. she took off from portland, oregon. she headed to new zealand, fiji, australia, and instagramming her journey along the way. but the connecticut native said the most beautiful part of her trip has been the kindness of strangers. >> the humanity and the kindness of people

. >>> let's check the forecast yet again with rob marciano. hey, man. >> hi, dan. for a lot of people right now it's the coldest air you felt since last winter. the coldest stuff getting down into the south. feels like 29 degrees in charlotte, and 34 in nashville and a lot of places with that cold sinking air dealing with some smoke from the wildfires. we'll see moderating temperatures as we go through the day today. another storm coming into the pacific northwest. they could have used more rain last night in seattle. i'm not sure it would have helped washington. usc's defense was incredible. this is going to have, not so much wind, but rain, and up into portland and seattle, 2 to 4 inches and a major pattern shift, i think, come wednesday, much cooler weather, some much needed snow getting into the mountains, and this may shift things up into the central plains, as well, come the end of the week. that's a quick check of the big weather headlines. >> this weather report is brought to you by mcdonald's. a super-duper full moon tonight, the moon it's the closest it h

. >>> let's check the forecast yet again with rob marciano. hey, man. >> hi,an it's the coldest air you felt since last winter. the coldest stuff getting down into the south. feels like 29 in charlotte, 34 in nashville and a lot of places with that cold sinking air dealing with some smoke from the wildfires. we'll see moderating temperatures as we go through the day today. another storm coming into the pacific northwest. they could have used more rain last night in seattle. i'm not sure it would have helped washington. usc's defense was incredible. wind and rain and up into shift, i think, come wednesday, thursday and friday into this week. much cooler weather, some much needed snow getting into the mountains, and this may shift things up into the central brought to you by mcdonald's. a super-duper full moon tonight, the moon the closest it's been since 1948 so howl at it if you'd like to. >> howl at the moon? >> yeah, it's going to be big and bright and beautiful. >> and close. >> and close. >> you can see it. >> thank you very much. >>> i'll

. >>> let's check the forecast yet again with rob marciano. hey, man. >> for a lot of people right now it's the coldest air you felt since last winter. the codest stuff getting into the south. 29 it feels like in charlotte, 34 in nashville and a lot of places with that cold sinking air dealing with some smoke from the wildfires. we'll see moderating temperatures through the day. another storm coming into the pacific northwest. they could have used more rain in seattle. had. wind and rain and up into portland and seattle, 2 to 4 inches and a major pattern shift, i think, come wednesday, thursday and friday into this week. much cooler weather, some much needed snow and this may shift things up into the central plains, as well, come the end of the week. >>> cool start to the morning but we're seeing some fog, especially along the i40 corridor and the inland areas. but that should be burning off in the next the 7-day forecast looks like this. 20% chance of showers on monday and clearing out for the workweek. >> this weather report is brought to yo

. >>> let's send things over to rob marciano for a look at the weather. good morning, rob. >> have some incredible pictures to show you out of el paso, texas. hail that accumulated across el paso. at times shutting down interstate 10 with some drainage piling up three, four, five, six inches of accumulation, not snow. hail and this is from a stubborn low pressure over the four corners and look for rain across parts of new mexico. flash flooding there yesterday. two to three inches of rain getting into texas, as well and ahead of that, though, we continue this very, very mild trend across the center part of the country, way above norskiese weekend with comfortably cool temperatures. readings starting in the 40s to near 50 in most locations. sunshine rules this afternoon with highs in the 60s. grab sunglasses and enjoy some time outside. sunday's forecast also mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine. >>> college football, new york city marathon and something called the election all impacted by weather. more on that in about 15 minutes. guy, back to you. >>

. >>> let's send things over to rob marciano for a look at the weather. good morning, rob. >> good morning, guys. have some incredible pictures to show you out of el paso, texas. take a look at this. this is hail that accumulated across el paso. at times shutting down interstate 10 with some drainage piling up, three, four, five, six inches of accumulation, not over the four corners and look for rain across parts of new mexico. flash flooding there yesterday. probably see a little more today. highway 27 closed for a time. two to three inches of rain getting into texas, as well, and ahead of that, though, we continue this very, very mild trend across the center part of the country. temperatures way above normal for a spectacular saturday. >>> it's a beautiful start to the day here is a live look from the river gate tower cam overlooking hillsboro river into tampa bay. current temperatures in the mid 60s around th we did have a cold front move through not bringing us cold weather but bringing us a little dryer air, certainly no rain on radar right now and w

. >>> 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

>> 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 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 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 wonder what happened. >>> we move t

abc's rob marciano has all the latest. good morning, rob. >> good morning, amy. for weeks now, we've been reporting on the extreme drought, the fires and the rain that was finally to come last night. but before that happened, the winds cranked and the fire spread. >> huge fire. blowing out of control right now. >> reporter: overnight wildfires raging across eastern tennessee. burning at least 100 homes. >> yeah, it's time to go. >> reporter: forcing evacuations and threatening one of the area's biggest tourist attractions, dollywood. prays, we could use your prayers. >> reporter: the popular tourist destination turned into an orange armageddon. smoke and ash filling the streets downtown. owners trying to protect hotels and lodges already lit up with holiday lights. more than 10,000 animals are trapped at ripley's aquarium of the smokies. the fires fanned by strong winds up to 60 miles her hour, and the southeast's worst dug >> conditions are extremely dangerous. stay off the roadways. >> reporter: motorists fleeing downtown gatlinburg as authorities order a manda

let's get more from rob marciano on that with more on the two storms hitting the country. >> a lot of people are traveling today, amy. this picture from the mountains east of los angeles in through salt lake city. storm number one, storm number two. a very active pattern setting up here. we'll see some travel delays in salt lake city, dallas and memphis as well. this storm has a lot of jet stream energy and juice across the south. a severe weather threat. we haven't said that really here in a couple of months. i-10 through jackson mississippi, and of course, the winter weather. ing loo it a all these alerts. the west just painted with it. it will be dicey travel across parts of the dakotas and the mountains, as well. we're building a beneficial snow pack. that's good. also beneficial rains coming to the east. we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. >>> all right, rob. thank you so much, and 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 righ

more from abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: 43,000 wildfires burning in the southeast, investigators saying some of the fires were intentionally set, and, already, made arrests including this 21-year-old who allegedly confessed he set the fire in eastern kentucky to draw attention to his facebook page. >> before the fire -- >> reporter: the aspiring weather man seen here warning people to be aware of flames now facing a felony arson charge. smoke from the fire spanning a haze across the southern sky. >> the smoke blocks out the sun. >> reporter: this brush fire ungefling the hillside, forcing some to flee their homes. >> it's devastating and heart breaking. >> reporter: there was some rain in the southeast sunday, but only in the eastern carolinas, not the fire zone, and the forecast for the next week does not call for significant rain there. abc news, new york. >>> our thanks to rob. looking at the weather now for the rest of the country, it's mostly sunny in the northeast, and there's a few around washington, and the northwest is likely to see heavy rain today. >>> high temperatures aroun