Severe Storms In Middle Tennessee; Heavy Rain And Snow Could Affect Thanksgiving Travel Plans
JULIE, STORM VICTIM: We're a tight family. We'll get through this. Take time to rebuild but we will. Just trying to soak it all in right now.</s>PAUL: Yes. That is a process to really understand what just happened after severe storms there with some possible tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee last night. Take a look at what is left there. I mean, look at that. Just bricks ripped right off the home. Winds were gusting as high as 50 miles per hour. It brought down trees. It took out power in that area. And people are saying, look, we're just glad to be here at this point.</s>BLACKWELL: So far there are no reports of any injuries and we know that the National Weather Service will be out this morning looking at the damage to see if they can confirm tornadoes.</s>PAUL: But today marks the beginning of course of the holiday exodus where so many people who are traveling this thanksgiving. Although I laugh because just like there is no crying in baseball, there is no holiday in news.</s>BLACKWELL: No, there isn't.</s>PAUL: I don't know about traveling.</s>BLACKWELL: Actually, I do.</s>PAUL: I know you do.</s>BLACKWELL: After the show, my vacation starts. More than 70 million people are under a wind advisory. Could cause flight delays. Sad trombone there.</s>BLACKWELL: Severe storms are forecast to bring heavy rain, snow also which could also affect your travel plans. Let's bring in CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar with us right now the forecast. Are we talking about flights out of Atlanta are going to be delayed at all?</s>ALLISON CHINCHAR, CNN METEOROLOGIST: OK. So, I want you to know, Victor, my vacation just like yours starts as soon as this show is over.</s>BLACKWELL: All right.</s>PAUL: Cry me a river, everybody.</s>CHINCHAR: And we are flying so I've been keeping -- I know. I've been keeping a very close eye on this but, yes, it does include Atlanta, as well as many cities in the northeast. Not just because of rain and snow. But those wind advisories. We have got them stretching from Maine all the way back to Texas. Sustained winds about 20 to 30 miles per hour but you could be looking at wind gusts upwards of say 50 to even 60. Not to mention you've got some rain and snow in the forecast. So let's break it down for some of the cities that we have across the northeast. We are expecting to have rain showers today in areas like Orlando, Raleigh and New York City. If you have the ability to maybe be a little bit flexible on some of your travel plans those cities it might be better to wait until Monday. That's going to be your better travel day in terms of weather. Take a look at example for Cleveland. Expecting a little bit of a rain/snow mix today. So same scenario there where it would be better to wait until Monday if you can. Realize not everybody has that option. So if you don't make your plans out today and give yourself some extra time both on the roads as well as at the airports. The Central U.S. really looks to be the best spot. We are talking cities like Dallas and Denver. The weather is expected to be pretty much the same today and tomorrow. And by same, I mean, good weather. It's actually going to be relatively nice. Now out to the west we are expecting at least some rain showers across areas of Seattle but that is going to be for both today and tomorrow. So really it doesn't really matter whether you left today or tomorrow. You're still going to have to experience some of those rain showers. Los Angeles, Reno, Phoenix, other than being warmer than average it actually looks to be relatively pleasant in those areas. Now in terms of your actual Thanksgiving Day forecast, truly for most people, it actually looks very nice. We are talking partly cloudy skies in Chicago. New York, mostly sunny skies. A lot of folks heading for the big parade. And the weather actually looks to cooperate. However, guys, we will point out, Victor and Christi, we do expect some showers across areas of Florida and as well as out to the west. So probably not the best beach day on Thanksgiving but for most other folks it should be relatively nice.</s>BLACKWELL: Allison, I listened to all of that but there is one thing that distracted me in the corner. Was that a turkey twerking in the corner</s>PAUL: I know.</s>CHINCHAR: My producer and I had a little bit of a conversation about what exactly the turkey was doing. We are informed it's a dancing turkey but I don't know what type of dance.</s>PAUL: Let it dance before you kill it! Come on. Yes.</s>BLACKWELL: It was an improvised twerk. I'm just told.</s>CHINCHAR: It was. It was. It did look like that. Yes.</s>PAUL: It worked. It got our attention.</s>BLACKWELL: Allison Chinchar, thanks so much.</s>PAUL: All right. The Russia investigation.</s>BLACKWELL: Plus another sketch from "Saturday Night Live" on the Russia investigation. This time opening the show with Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Meeting in a parking garage with Julian Assange. The Wikileaks.</s>KATE MCKINNON AS JULIAN ASSANGE: How does a treasure trove of hacked DNC emails sound?</s>MIKEY DAY AS DONALD TRUMP JR.: Oh, thank God for Wikileaks.</s>ALEX MOFFAT AS ERIC TRUMP: Shrinky Dinks.</s>MCKINNON: Keep that in a safe place, all right?</s>DAY: Oh, I will. This bag never leaves Eric's side.