intolerable work environment. the academy writes our loyalty will always be to the 25,000 members of the recording industry we regret that music s biggest night is being stolen from them by ms. dugan s actions. lester a lot of people talking about it gabe, thank you. a dangerously cold night across much of the south, and a new storm threatening to impact more than 30 states. al roker is here al, what are you watching lester, brutal wind chills for the southeast including florida where wind chills will feel like it s well below freezing and then we have this system pushing out of the rockies that is going to be bringing in really rough weather heavy rain in texas. a wintry mix to the north. by thursday, there is ice and snow in the upper midwest. slippery road and travel delays. friday it makes its way into the northeast with showers and thunderstorms from the southeast. snowfall amounts anywhere heavy from the plains on into the northeast and then look for the possibility of hea
so i figure i m going to travel with you guys dan s in the gym all the time. reporter: he s a monster. he came in a few days ago. there was a big fight in the locker room. he stays out of it. he s in the weight room constantly. i was enjoying the free buffet. reporter: this is not going to be a junket. why do you have to go with the president on a vacation to florida? we re finding out from you what was being discussed reporter: in all seriousness for a second because we like to joke around a little bit, people always raise this about, why do you go to hawaii, why do you follow the president around? sometimes he gives a speech that seems kind of routine where he s saying the same thing he said
welch are considered armed and extremely dangerous. when we come back, the first family is headed to florida for a trip that is business and pleasure. ed henry better be packing his sunscreen and speedos because he s tagging along. jogging in pe followed by eight celery. mmm raspberry cheesecake. wow, and you ve lost weight! oh yeah! [ female announcer ] yoplait light. 30 delicious flavors all around 100 calories each. waking up with morning pain 30 delicious flavors drain the energy right out of you. fight it with (new) bayer am. it combines extra strength bayer aspirin to treat pain plus an alertness aid to help you get off to a running start. try bayer am - the morning pain reliever.
well. ali, you ve got other friends like richard quest. i have friends, too, you know? that s how it s going to be. why don t we just stick to business. reporter: i thought this was a tease. we re on tv. this is the stakeout. did you forget? reporter: let s do it. your guys told me it was at 2:46. it s 2:43 every day, ed. you going to florida this weekend? reporter: i am. the president s going to panama city and he s getting a little flak because it s only about a 27-hour trip. we re going saturday. he s coming back sunday. he got criticism originally for not going to the gulf and telling people to vacation there and he wasn t vacationing there, he was vacationing in maine. then they added this quick trip. now he s getting criticism for not staying too long. i was talking to some folks down there, a professor who rates all the nation s beaches and says panama city is one of the nation s best. is this going to be a photo op?
reporter: you fired the first shot, buddy. all right? when you go to beach with the president i saw you in hawaii on christmas day with the president. and unfortunately there was news that day with the underwear bomber. and you had a crazy shirt on that day. what do you wear when you follow the president to florida? are you really going to be in speedos as the blogs are saying? reporter: well robert gibbs suggested that a little while ago. dan lothian was pressing robert gibbs about whether the president is going to get into the water. and robert seemed to be getting a little impatient with the questions and bemused at everybody wondering whether the president was going to get into the water. and he said, are you guys going to bring your swim trunks? . robert said, you could bring a speedo. maybe that s my maybe i have to go buy a speedo. when you were getting married, i was in toronto with dan lothian for the g-20.