weather. warmer than normal in much of the country. showers in the southeast. severe weather and heavy rain in south and east texas. snow from west texas into new mexico. rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. mostly 40s from seattle into the northern rockies. 30s in the upper midwest. 50s in dallas and 70s in new orleans. hand me those tissues, please. you may need them for this next segment. i want you to be prepared for this. if we could have a moment of silence now for our notre dame alum. after her alma mater took an old fashion butt whooping in the bcs championship. >> alabama crimson tide seemed more like a steamroller plowing over the top ranked, top ranked fighting irish. notre dame wasn't able to put up a single point until late in the third quarter when they were down 35-0 to the surging tide. >> gives a new definition to top