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We really care about is where in the country there's going to be a white christmas. >> you're dreaming of a white christmas? that's your priority. the southeast is where the rain is and so or anything like that, unfortunately overnight, quincy, louisiana had a tornado go through overnight. there's reports of trees down and homes. we'll bring that to you. this rain is a soaking rain and eventually in atlanta we could have airport delays with that. even nashville with steady trains. the rainfall prediction, one to two inches from northern georgia to south carolina. charlotte a lot of rain too, s...

For the train to stop. >> reporter: safety measures may have prevented the crash by automatically applying the brakes when the train failed to slow down. >> i have no control over it at this point. the train will come to a stop. >> reporter: congress first ordered railroads to install ptt ten years ago. but congress has extended the deadline to 2018 now possibly 2020 because they've complained about the cost. >> at the end of the day, crashes like this one and the dozens that happened before cost even more when it comes to the toll in human lives. >> reporter: speed played a role. four dead in...

Let's get a check on election day forecast. bill karins, looks like new jersey and virginia going to see rain today. >> mentioning how important the turnout is going to be especially in the virginia race. in the rain for much of the day. see how it affects the numbers. how many people come out and vote in an off presidential year. rainfall right now over ohio. soaking rain in kentucky. especially in tennessee. a lot of heavy rain overnight. now over the top of knoxville. heading to the mid atlantic this afternoon. rainfall totals aren't going to be that high. much of the state of virginia in a...

Soaking rain, where we're talking about 2 to 3 inches. any moisture the folks could get would be good news. it's unfortunate that we'll have to wait 5 or 6 days until there is any sign of rain. liz? elizabeth: thank you so much. we're thinking and praying for all the people out there. thank you. leland: and praying for that rain. among those praying, 100,000 people out of their homes and already the fire has destroyed 5,000 homes and businesses including many of the wineries that make napa valley famous and the life blood of the economy. ray signorello is one of them. he joins us now on the ph...

Saint pete's beach on the west side of the great state of florida. matt? >> if i were to step outside of this courtyard you would be able to seat violent whipping rains that are still happening right now and very strong, soaking rain. there are still a lot of downed lines around here. 10s of thousands without power. the sun is not up, so we are not able to see or survey the damage. the hotel owner here sent me pictures overnight of a lot of his fellow business owners who have seen some damage at hotels and businesses in this area. and as the sun comes up and high tide approaches, which we are ...