Today is Wednesday, October 19. We'll tell you about winter coming early for millions of

Americans, where cold temperatures are setting records. Also, what the president is expected

to announce today in his efforts to lower gas prices, and what leaders of both political

parties say they'll do if they win control of Congress after the midterms.

Plus, the IRS just made a big adjustment for next year's tax rules. Apple revealed its

newest iPads. And what Google says will be the most popular Halloween costume this year.

Those stories and more news you need to know today.

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A blast of cold weather is sending temperatures plummeting for millions of people across the

United States. Things could get low enough to break records for 60 million people.

Even more Americans are under freeze watches in mornings, stretching as far south as Florida

and as far west as Colorado. In Georgia, normal October temperatures are around the 60s,

now they're dropping well below freezing. Other places are experiencing temperatures 30 degrees

colder than average. Parts of the Midwest, like Wisconsin and Michigan, are being buried by a

foot and a half of snow. The early cold caught some people by surprise, and the temperatures are not

expected to warm up until Friday and this weekend. But what's also interesting about this cold wave

are the places that are not affected. In Seattle, for example, they hit a record high temperature

of 88 degrees. Other western states and even up in Canada are also unusually warm.

Whether experts say the jet stream is sending a curved blast of cold air to the south and east

of the U.S., while missing the west. In fact, the hot temperatures in Washington state likely

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