scale. >> you've had a shutdown to focus on. >> i've been walking around yelling at my kids, why is this happening? >> they don't have answers. >> they have great answers, which is the scary part. let's get over to indra to figure out what's going on with the forecast. >> we need sunshine today, we have a bright, sunny forecast. that's the upside here. dome of high pressure still in place. that warm air going from the southeast spreading all the way into the northeast. we are talking about gorgeous fall weather. it actually feels like summer. look at the temperatures. average for chicago, you should be 68. try 81 degrees today. out towards new york city, 81, average there 69. this is pretty much across the midwest all the way to the mid-atlantic and the northeast today. and into the southeast. the southeast you are used to this. the only difference for you, you're looking at moisture coming in. that same dome of high pressure is pulling that moisture off the gulf. with that, nothing major. 1 to 20 inches over the next several days. otherwise, look at the country. so mild, dry air pretty much