however, drought is likely to persist in the pacific northwest and northern rockies, parts of the northern plains and in the northern great lakes region. now i believe there is one other factor that may play a role in coming winter and that is warm waters in northern pacific this forecast generally is going along with a sting el nino which isn't going to be an effect but that other factor could bring some cold blast to many parts of the rockeis so thats something were going to have to watch in the mean time you can see the drought monitor continues to get worse and southern plains get worse out west clinton thanks mike. as mike reported -it appears el nino will bring cooler and wetter conditions this winter to the southern plains and southwest. according to the national weather service office in lubbock, texas, some of the snowiest winters have received 41 inches of snow and 25 inches fell in january alone. in eastern new mexico, ranchers have benefitted from this years abundant rainfall. and they are hopeful for more. we're excited because they're talking the el nino may go through the wi

rockies, a storm moves into northern california overnight. >>> and finally this morning, for us, putting some expertise to extremely good use. the employees at seaworld in san diego. >> they came to the rescue of a humpback whale that was struggling in the water. vanessa van hefty of our station in san diego has the story. >> right there is the last one we saw. >> reporter: these images show a very risky rescue under the surface at 20,000-pound humpback whale in big trouble. >> you could tell that it was very much in distress. >> reporter: seaworld's keith yip is trained for this. few has his level of expertise through noaa. >> reporter: he had line wrapped around its peduncle or forward of the flutes or what someone calls tails. >> reporter: one was attached to the floats. another to a lobster trap. >> you could tell that it was very much in distress and very encumbered by this anchor it was pulling along as it was swimming. >> reporter: the first order of business, attaching this >> it's attached to the whale right here. >> reporter: but this 0-foot whale had other plans. >> so every t

highways will be slick at times from the northern rockies down to denver and a slippery ride to >>> if you're flying, airport delays possible in atlanta, chicago, detroit as well as charlotte. >>> there is new reaction overnight to an alarm inging scene inside a high school classroom caught on camera. >> it shows a school resource officer struggling with a student who police say refused to leave class. the officer you see here tipping her desk backward until she falls on the floor, he then tosses the girl several feet across the floor. overnight a top district official saying the video appears excessive and unnecessary to him. the sheriff now demanding answers. >> we don't want everyone to rush to judgment but we also feel that the video was very, very disturbing. the sheriff was not happy with what he saw. he's very disturbed and wants answers as to what happened and what took place. >> an army veteran tells this morning's new york "daily news" he was manhandled by the same officer ten years ago and reverend jesse jackson is calling for the officer to be fired and a lawsuit to be file

rockies, northern plains with lots of highs in the 50s there. low temps tonite going to drop off into the freezing category in some of the far northern plains. and that cold air will just continue to settle into the rest of the cold belt. you can see comfortable temps overnight in the southeast, southern plains, with 60s there. high temps computer models are going 42 for the high in minneapolis that's pretty cold air for this time of year. all being caused by a trough all though you may notice this little ripple here. that's a secondary piece of energy that dives in and increases that trough for a little while there as we head thru the weekend and into early next week. then the ridge builds back in for a while and another trough comes in out west and settles into the middle of the country and eventually the great lakes, by the latter parts of next week. that's a look across the country now let's look at some local forecasts. first of all spokane washington mostly sunny and nice high around72. taking a look at coleman, texas, lots of sunshine and

starts early in the week up here in montana and northern rockies. that will spread. middle of the week, look out for a good soaking rain if areas of the middle east and north atlantic. that will clear out. a nice warming trend as that rain exits for everybody. here comes that cool shot. this one could soak texas through halloween weekend, fortunately. the soil is very wet. we could have flooding problems this upcoming week him here's a closer look at the day ahead.ad. >>> well the heaviest rain this morning will be down along the mississippi coastline, alabama, spreading into florida. areas of the feast, a cold chilly morning for you. we warm up a little this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. we'll talk more, of course, about hoon coming up. >> oh, that's right around the corner, isn't it? thank you. comedian amy schumer gets downright serious with a powerful family member. can you guess how much money 51% of americans earn? those details next. you are watching "early today."ay." when your cold is this bad... ...you need new theraflu expressmax. theraflu expressmax

rockies. here's why: we h he that quick shot of air moving through the great lakes then the ridge comes in through the day or two. another trough coming down for sunday and monday. then look at this. a huge trough develops as we head through the second half of next week. and heading toward halloween. looks like a shot of cold air east of the rockies. that's a look across the country. now let's take a look at some local forecasts. f fst of all for frereo, california it's partly to mostly sunny skies. the high is around 81. memphis, tennessee is a lot of sunshine and warm. the high is 84 this afternoon. then elmira new york, a shower is possible but then mostly cloudy witita high near 84 degrees. feed lots have been struggling as they try to break-even. next in our beef today report find out why they may see slight improvement. and find out how this fifid of texas corn will help college-bound students pay their way through school. (this is machinery pete inviting you to check out my new website

this is a heavy snow maker. 10 centimeters of snow will fall over the northern rockies. expect slick road conditions as well as reduced visibility. it could be very dangerous to be driving out there this system will then be merging eventually with ex-patricia. that will make for a widespread rainfall and some snows at higher elevations into the next 24, 48. as for now it's bringing that warm temperature ahead of that system. the temperatures by thursday, for example in new york right now, 14, but will be up to about 22 degrees. same thing will happen in d.c. while you're experiencing below-average for tuesday. just at 14. in eastern asia, we are looking at another system pulling in northern, north eastern china and south eastern russia and that is bringing heavy snowfall. the heavy bulk will be in north eastern china up to about 15 to 20 centimeters of snow. this cold front is bringing frequent lightning to south korea and heavy showers. by tonight, it's going to be engulfing the whole of japan. by tonight, tokyo will see showers. it's going to be concentrated in western

as far as the northwest and northern rocky, great start to your weekend today. no problem in l.a. today at 84. tomorrow 88. beautiful 88 in phoenix. this is that fantastic weather from vegas to phoenix to tucson. you want to go golfing this time of year in the fall. beautiful weather. even into sunday. no problems, no rain in sight. all eyes on t es on ths on the what happens with that storm once it makes it way to texas. >>> entertainment news of the day. simon kowal will be a judge on america's got talent. he told today he'll be replacing howard stern. i am cait has been renewed for a second season. the "back to the future" franchise brought almost 5 million bucks into the box office yesterday. and elizabeth banks will be joined by disclosure on snl. and kate winslet her photos are not to be retouched. she also happens to be gorgeous. >> owe don't want to see much untouched. >> i actually don't. and steve jobs -- she co-stars in that film. it is so good. run, do not walk to the theaters. the last witch hunter follow answer immortal han who is mission is to destria witch set on d

showers and thunderstorms across the northern rockies but beneficial showers in california. i'll leave you now with the extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. >> on this edition of "native report," we attend a fine art photography exhibit of the late edward curtis. we visit the stockbridge- muncee reservation and learn about the history of the community. and we interview elder statesman and former vice president walter mondale. we also learn something new about indian country and hear from our elders on this "native report." >> production of "native report" is made possible by grants from the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community and the blandin foundation.

rockies. mild with late-day rain from the dakotas into minnesota. >>> well, finally this monday morning, drones. expected to be the most pop lay gift this year. >> all those flying machines do have their benefits. as brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: they are everywhere. from small hobby drones highly sophisticated military vehicles. just in the camera is a couple million dollars. a dramatic increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the oous. some consider it a curse. others a pleszing. center. >> reporter: we were granted rare access. for the first time, this was used in a local search and rescue mission. these are the teams op right the aircraft and his cameras from hundredses, sometimes thousands of miles away. >> we can give them real time within seconds. they can know exactly what is going on. >> reporter: the aircraft pivotal in fighting the 2013 rim fire. >> the smoke was thick. >> reporter: and beaming these images to the fire command stoernt ground. this was instant? >> insta

aside from the rainy south, showers in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. mild with late-day rain from the dakotas into minnesota. >>> well, finally this monday morning, drones. they're expected to be the most popular holiday gift this year. >> and problems involving small drones well documented, of course. all those flying machines do have their benefits, as abc's brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: they are everywhere. from small hobby drones to highly sophisticated military vehicles. just in the camera is a couple million dollars. there's been a dramatic increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles here in the u.s. some consider it a curse. others a blessing. take the national guard's reaper. >> this is our operations center. >> reporter: we were granted rare access to the california control room where, for the fit time this year, it was used for a local search and rescue mission. these are the teams operating the aircraft and cameras from hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. >> we can give them real time within seconds. they can know exactly wh

especially along the entire east coast from georgia to maine roads will also be wet in the northern rockies and sierras. >> taking to the skies, delays likeliest in d.c., philadelphia, new york as well as boston. >>> five fraternity members at the university of alabama are now facing hazing charges. >> all of them 20 and 21 years old. their members of the school's phi gamma delta chapter. allegations they forced pledges to stand in buckets of ice in addition to the misdemeanor hazing charges against them, the students could also be disciplined by the school. >>> ugly scenes from a youth football game in southern california. fighting as the kids finished up their game. since the altercation last saturday night both teams have been kicked out of their league. some parents say their kids are being punished for the trouble that adults caused. >>> well, caitlyn jenner will not face criminal charges for her involvement in a car crash in southern california last february. prosecutors say they don't believe they have enough evidence to get a conviction against jenner who had not yet gone public as

temperature wise you are feeling a lot like fall out there across the northern rockies temperatures in the 30's and 40's. northeast temperatures in the 50's and 40's. so again relatively cool out there. the exception for the cooler temperatures are going to be across parts of the southern plains and also into parts of the south where temperatures are still summer like out there into the 80's and 90's. heather and ainsley? >> marie awe molina live for us this morning. thanks. >> a desperate search to find the crew members on the doomed cargo ship that most likely sunk in the middle of hurricane joaquin. one crew member has been found dead in a suit with a damaged life boat. after four-days of searching the ntsb is sending a crew to jacksonville to now investigate. >> the u.s. now saying afghan forces reflected the air strike. they killed 22 people in a doctors without borders hospital. previously they said it was reflected by u.s. forces. the top u.s. general in afghanistan set the record state yesterday. if errors were committed we will make sure mistakes are not repeated. >> doctors w

heavy wet snow in the higher elevations back through the northern rockies, and tomorrow that rain is going to take hold across the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. we're also looking at wind gusts from 40 to 50 miles per hour. could see significant airport delays from the mid-atlantic and up into new england and then eventually we will start to clea >> good morning. cold with a mix of includes and sunshine today, and it will be cool this afternoon, 53 to 57, but light and variable wind. and then tomorrow, our attention focuses on this weather system in the southeast today. it comes into new england late tomorrow afternoon, remnants of patricia, rainfal, an inch, winds tomorrow night, gusting to 22, occasionally 40 miles per hour. and because it's an overnight storm, minor travel disruption with this weather event. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> dylan, thank you very much. this morning on hope to it with halloween four days away and saturday night kids across the country will dress up and hunt for cannedy. >> but the children hospitalized or undergoing medical treatm

a bit cool in new england, northern great lakes and cool back into the northern and centntl rockies. nothing real cold at this point though. low temps tonite we'll see lots of 40 and 50s eastern seaboard, 30s and 40s in northern plains but holding in the 60s for central and southern plains. and we continue to be warm south of that frontal system from the southern great lakes southward, but north of there highs in the 40s and 50s for the most part. jet stream as we head thru the rest of the week, you can see why that system is just gointo sit there awhile and cut off area of low pressure for a while then it kind of comes east. a big trough develops for a couple of days late this week and early next week in the east/ and then we kinda go more zonal by the middle of next week.that's a look across the country, now let's look at some local forecasts. we head to twin falls,s,daho first off all l ls and afternoon thunderstorm in some areas high of 75. and saginaw, michigan cloudy and windy with a bit of wind around, high of 66. up next, two agribusiness giants unveil their latest technology

it is as we get into higher elevation, parts of the rockies, northern parts of the teutons, but some of the system could be in the form of snow. it could be more significant than we've seen so far this season. some places could see four to eight inches. we already have a couple of winter weather advisories up, just spotty right now. you might see that if you're into parts of montana, idaho, might see that creep into wyoming. this is more likely to be tonight ainto tomorrow morning, so watch the commute tomorrow morning, as you're trying to head in with all of this, but getting a little bit of a taste, as we do get closer to winter now. still officially about two months away. >> temperatures in the meantime, they'll be cooler in some of those area valleys in the 40's and 50's, higher elevations in the 20's and 30's. otherwise a lot of the country is going to run for the next few days, at least at if not above in some cases and houston was very cool with all that wet weather, now that it's dried out, back to 77 degrees. >> you see those massive wind mills, wind energy expected to make

while it will be warmer than usual around the rockies and northern tier states. all of which adds up to..... far from normal wier for the entire country. chris clackum, nbc news. >> south sioux chamber members served up the agenda a little differently at today's meeting. the south sioux city chamber of commerce held a luncheon at the marina inn, this afternoon, with several key business-relatat actions taken at the last nebraska legislature session, as well as important issues awaiting lawmakers in 2016. at the luncheon, nebraska chamber of commerce and industry president, barry kennedy, discussed how the business world in the cornhusker state stacks up to surrounding states. "from an overall cost of doing business, we actually rank pretty well," said barry kennedy. "when you just narrow it down and talk about taxes only, then we don't rank so wewe. we're nsidered to be a bit of a high-tax state." discussions in 20-16 will likely address the state's high tax rate, workforce and funding for roads and infrastructure. you may have heard about woman from new york cit

a few 30s in the northeast and northern portions of the rockies. high temps tomorrow afternoon that heat begins to come into the miss valley, ohio va with highs in upper 60s, lower 70s reported in that area. here's the jet stream. you can see the big trough out west gets cut off for a little while. a little trough moving thru the great lakes and northeast. a quick cool down there. and then the main trough comes east. and it'll be a sharper cool down as we head thru the weekend into earlier next week for areas from central plains into the east coast areas. that's a look across the country now let's look at some local forecasts. for ogden utah today, clouds a shower or t'showers possible in some areas. high of 64. albert lea, minnesota, partly sunny and warm. high of 75. and nashville, tennessee partly to mostly sunny skies. pleasant. high around 73. up next in our dairy today report, the world's largest yogurt maker has positive expectations for profits in europe. and d e root of the genseng plant has long been treasured for it's medicinal propertie

while it will be warmer than usual around the rockies and northern tier states. all of which adds up to....a far from normal winter for the entire country. chris clackum, nbc news. the life of a presidential you can do whatever you want. this is america. if you put enough time against your dream, you can make it happen. but these days, time is scarce. time is money. so we work freaky fast to save you precious minutes every day. hours every year. we don't cut corners though. we believe in freaky good, too. we all have dreams. each and every one of us. and time is what we need to achieve them. so whatever your dream, chase it... chase it freaky fast. if you're looking for a medicare plan, we're health alliance. we believe in superheroes. in the slow dance at the end of the night. in being yourself. we believe in simplicity... and in doing good when no one's looking. to us, it just seems right. call now and learn more. you'll talk to a real person, not an automated system. we're part of your community, not a conglomerate. you can see the doctors you know and trust.

heavy wet snow in the higher elevations back through the northern rockies, and tomorrow that rain is going to take hold the northeast. we're also looking at wind gusts from 40 to 50 miles per hour. could see significant airport delays from the mid-atlantic and up into new england and then eventually we will start to >>> clouds will be on the increase. early sunshine today. high temperature later this afternoon milder than where we start out. it is chilly this morning. 60 for the afternoon hours. tonight, cloudy. low of 52. 40s in the suburbs. rain breaks out towards tomorrow from southwest to northeast. rain becomes heavier at times during the day tomorrow, tomorrow night, and increasingly windy. mild tothursday. 73. back to cooler weather friday, saturday, sunday. upper 50s to the lower '60s. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> dylan, thank you very much. this morning on hope to it with halloween four days away and saturday night kids across the country will dress up and hunt for cannedy. >> but the children hospitalized often don't get the chance to celebrate. >> that's wh

heavy wet snow in the higher elevations back through the northern rockies, and tomorrow that rain is going to take hold across the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. we're also looking at wind gusts from 40 to 50 miles per hour. could see significant airport delays from the mid-atlantic and up into new england and then eventually we will start to clearbringing in cold temperatures tomorrow and thursday. right now, stormtrack7 live weather network will just show some clouds, but later this morning, rain will begin to show up. temps are in the upper 30s to mid 40s this morning in our area, with warmer temps to the west... where the clouds have been thicker for longer... east winds have taken over... they are 5 to 15 mph across the state and will become gusty today. we have one area of clear skies, but that will fill in as moisture >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> dylan, thank you very much. this morning on hope to it with halloween four days away and saturday night kids across the country will dress up and hunt for cannedy. >> but the children hospitalized or undergoing m

heavy wet snow in the higher elevations back through the northern rockies, and tomorrow that rain is going to take hold across the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. we're also looking at wind gusts from 40 to 50 miles per hour. could see significant airport delays from the mid-atlantic and up into new england and then eventually we will star >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're tracking some light rain moving into the north bay. and the rest of the bay area may see some of those showers moving in later on this afternoon. expect mostly cloudy skies in gilroy, a high of 83 degrees. 73 degrees in redwood city. and the embarcadero at 66 degrees. in napa, 79. livermore a few peeks of sun as we go through the day. we'll be tracking those showers as we go into the day. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> dylan, thank you very much. this morning on hope to it with halloween four days away and saturday night kids across the country will dress up and hunt for cannedy. >> but the children hospitalized or undergoing medical treatment often don't get the chance to celeb

heaea wet snow in tt higher elevations back through the northern rockies, and tomorrow that rain is going to take hold the northeast. from 40 to 50 miles per hour. could see significant airport delays from the mid-atlantic and up into new england and then eventually we will start to clear all t >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> dylan, thank you very much. this morning on hope to it with hallowowen four days away and saturday night kids across the country will dress up and hunt for cannedy. >> but the children hospitalized undergoing medical treatment often don't get the chance to celebrate. >> that's why one charity is teaming up with hospitals around the country to let kids be kids for one special day. halloween is just a fantasy for edgar ryan. he's been here at the children's hospital in philadelphia since august. so long all he@ dreams about is sleeping in his own bed again. >> because you miss home. you missing with your family. it's hard. >> edgar's brothers cameme to sit him on his 13th birthday as he recovered from a traumatic brain injury and received treatment to his

half of rockies right down through central and southern mississippi valley into southeast. below normal for much of west texas, new mexico, below normal for far northwest and northeastern great lakes. precec over next 30 days. from mid atlantic to florida, southern half of mississippi valley from ohio valley southward through southern half of plains into the southwest, above normal expected. below normal for far northwest and far northern tier of states, great lakes and new england. tyne thanks, mike. as we've been reporting on u-s farm report, feedyards are having a rough go. a dramatic turn in prices sent profits spiraling downward leaving operators trying to survive. but even as balance sheets bleed red, our farm journal report shows us why some are hopeful the final outcome of the year may not be so bad. what started as a bull market made a quick reversal just dropped a lot quicker than everyone expected and kind of sent the industry in shock mode for a minute.."> for texas panhandle feedyard operator ryan moorhouse, the situation is as bad as advertised.

rockies down to denvernd a slippery ride t the norththeasts rain moves in tonight. >>> > if you'r flying, airport delays possible in atlanta, chicago, detroit as well as charlotte. >>> there is new reaction overnight to an alarm inging scenene inside high school classroom caught on camera. >> it shows a school resource officer struggling with a student who police say refused to leave class. the officer you see e here tipng her desk backward until she falls on the floor, he then tosses the girl several feet across the floor. overnight a top didistrict official saying the video appears excessive and unnecessary to him. the sheriff now demanding answers. >> we don't want everyone to rush to judgment but we also feel that the video was very, very disturbing. the sheriff was not happy with what he saw. he's very disturbed and wants answers as to what happened and what took place. morning's new york "daily news" he was manhandled by the same officer ten years ago and reverend jesse jackson is calling for the officer to be fired and a lawsuit to be filed against the police department. >>> a she

the first arrivals of the day ran aground off the rocky northern shore. local fishermen and volunteers attached a line to the decrepit pleasure cruiser. they had to make sure the refugees didn't panic and capsize the vessel. this fisherman's priority was to help rescue the children on board. >> ( translated ): can't the united nations do something? these rotting boats are coming over from turkey. take a picture so people can see. the traffickers are putting people inside and sending them over in dreadful weather conditions. who is the person? who is responsible? who can say stop and put an end to the crime that's taking place? it's a disgrace. i'm in the water day and night, and i just can't watch these children drowning anymore. we're all trying to help here. we're not bad people on this island, lesbos. we're trying to do what we can and do our duty. it's a question of humanity, but the powers that be have got to take a serious look at this issue and solve it. >> reporter: the rescuers formed a human chain the passes the children to safety. one woman was

great lakes and the rockies and also northern new england. so a lot of leaf peepers out there this weekend. >> i'm going to leave that alone, bill. in case you haven't heard -- >> did you get a visual? >> in case you haven't heard congress is in desperate nd of a house speaker. the situation so dire there's now an ad on craigslist. "way too early" is back in a moment. you never know when it'll be your moment to shine. so don't trust your smile to any regular toothpaste. improved crest 3d white brilliance removes 5 times more stains than the red box. try the whole collection for a smile that gets you noticed. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like ordering wine equals pretending to know wine. pinot noir, which means peanut of the night. >>> time for a check on the morning's other headlines. and for that we head to the control room, to louis bergdorf. >> thanks, jonathan. now one democratic congressman is having some fun at the expense of house republicans drugling to find a new house speaker. congressman mark ta

aside from the rainy south, showers in the pacific northst and northern rockies. mild with late-day rain fr the dakotas into minnesota. >>> well, finally this monday morning, drones. they're expected to be the most popur holiday gift this year. >> and problems involving small drones well documented, of course. all those flying machines do have their benefits, as abc's brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: they are everywhere. from small hobby droneso highly sophisticated military vehicles. just in the camera is a couple million dollars. there's been a dramatic increase in the use of unmanned aerl vehicles here in the u.s. some consider it a curse. others a blessing. takehe national guard's reaper. >> this is our operations center. >> reporter: we were granted rare access to the california control room whehere, for e first time this year, it was used for a local search and rescue mission. these are the teams operating the aircraft and cameras from hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. >> we can give them real time within seconds. they can know exactly what is go

plains and rockies. fenn is also the author of native and newcomer, the way we lived in north carolina before 1770, aa popular history of early north carolina which appeared in 1983. and with no further ado, i would like to welcome elizabeth fenn. [applause] >> well,well, thank you all for coming today. it is a privilege to share this most american of stories with you. some of you may feel a little bit disconcerted as you look at the title of my book because you are not quite sure who the man -- the indians are. you know, mandan doesn't have that familiar ring of cherokee or comanche or seminole, but i want to put you at ease because,, in fact, you do know about the mandan. the reason you know about them is because the explorers lewis and clark spent the winter of 1804 and 1805 among them on the outbound portion of there famished wants to have transcontinental journey. so they lived on the missouri river in the middle of what we now know as north dakota and continued to live there to the present day. the

great lakes into the northern portions of the rockies. tyne. top producer business driver special report is brought to yo by basf. grow smart with basf, and get the most acre after acre, season after season."> last month we started airing a series of business driver stories tied to our partners at top producer magazine. the first explored the question of whether farmers should be the ones to walk away from pricey cash rents. but lean times also creates opportunity for growth. in this farm journal report, we explore who's in the best position to grow in 2016, and why others are experiencing growing pains. cheri de jong is no stranger to the volatility married to agriculture. for 25 years, she worked along side her husband, scrutinizing the numbers work and allowing the family's dairy business room to grow at what she calls a comfortable pace.