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police dash cam video here police dash cam video here caught this high-speed chase of a suspected carjacker just outside orlando. at one point, the suspect nearly flipped a police car off the road. you can see it there. now the cops apprehended the driver, who was an underaged male and an alleged accomplice as well, an underaged female. and they found a handgun inside of the car. wild scene there. turning now to another wild scene, check out this video of man getting chased and dragged away by a lion at a wildlife park in south africa. >> we should warn you some of the video is a little tough to watch. but the victim who owns that park is alive, recovering, even smiling. and when you see how it all unfolded, it is cringe worthy.

>> help, help! >> reporter: disturbing and terrifying video. a wildlife park owner attacked by a lion in south africa. >> please! >> reporter: the owner mike hodge entering the enclosed area as he does when tourists visit. the lion, named shamba, calm at first, distracted by a member of the staff. but watch as shamba suddenly turns and runs after him. the 72-year-old tries to escape, but the lion is too quick. terrified tourists scream as shamba pins him to the gate before dragging him away. >> oh my god! >> shamba, shamba! >> is anybody getting a rifle? [ gunshots ] >> reporter: several shots are fired, the lion apparently put down in order to save his owner's life. miraculously, hodge survives the attack, recovering tonight with a broken jaw and several cuts. a spokesperson saying mike's recovery will be long and arduous. >> somebody help, please!

>> the family is calling this a double tragedy. they say they hand-raised that lion since he was a cub. he was 10 years old. so for them that was a big attachment too. >> but at least he is smiling at the end of it. but it's such a tragedy, though, that the lion ended up dying in this case. >> of course. >> i had no idea. i watched the entire video, why he would walk in there so casually, kicking things around while this lion is just within ten feet. >> i suppose he has done it before so he thought no big deal. but of course the lion is a wild animal. and the lion is just doing what lions do. >> exactly. we move on now to a political ad from georgia that is leading to lots of debate. so it features a candidate here, brian kemp, who is running for governor, and a young man that kemp says is interested in dating one of his daughters. >> oh, boy. so kemp cleans a rifle during the ad, which mentions his positions on spending and regulations. and then kemp asks the young man about that other issue. >> two things if you're going to date one of my daughters, respect and --

>> a healthy appreciation for the second amendment, sir. >> we're going to get along just fine. >> no intimidation there whatsoever. >> no, not at all. so a television station in atlanta says it was bombarded with complaints after the ad was on the air. >> kemp's spokesman responded saying in part get over it. brian kemp is one of seven republicans by the way running to be georgia's next governor. coming up, chrissy teigen somehow turns her husband's tony nomination into a scandal. plus brad pitt's ominous forecast. "the skinny" is next. forecast. "the skinny" is next.

♪ the skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ skinny time. we start with some deja vu. big honors for "spongebob squarepants," "harry potter," even "mean girls." >> wow. but we're not talking about the oscars or the emmys. >> nope. >> all of those shows are now on broadway. >> that's right. "means girls" based on the movie written by tina fey tied for the

most tony nominations at 12. >> and the new harry potter play which is almost six hours long got a nomination for each hour and then some. >> six hours? >> yeah, ten nominations. >> wow. spongebob squarepants the musical received 12 nominations. john legend wrote a song for the show. and that was a shocker to wife chrissy teigen. she tweeted john got nominated for a tony this morning for a song he apparently wrote for spongebob squarepants. why does he not tell me when he writes spongebob songs? what else is he lying about? are there other songs out there? to which the show replied he never told you about us? wow, john, we're kind of hurt. but also, congrats. >> it's the other show. so it's been about two years since brad pitt had a movie in theaters. but he is keeping busy on tv. >> apparently. he made a cameo on comedy central's jim jeffrey show this week reprising his role as a weatherman with a serious case of depression. take a look. >> how is the weather down there?

because he is tall. and i said the same as it is up there, changing out of face not before seen in the history of man. your legacy is pointless. our people and our memories will all burn. we've got sunshine in the west, the south, the east, and over here in the north, the icecaps are melting. and i am so, so, so, so scared. jim? >> so pitt made about $400 for that appearance, but less than the $20 million he makes for a movie. a little shorter too. >> yeah. >> jeffrey says pitt called him up and said he was a fan and wanted to be on the show. >> and nothing else to do? >> by the way, brad, if you've got some time to kill, we can make it happen if you want to hang out with us on "world news now." >> no, i'm sticking by paul williams. >> maybe not to do the weather. just to hang out. >> hang out in your office, chill. >> you know. next, celebrity chef guy fieri taking flavor town to the high seas.

>> so the always sharp looking master of the grill and blond highlights is doing food now and branching out by going after the cruise crowdteaming uph carnival to launch guy's pig and anchor smokehouse/craft brew on the carnival horizon ship. that's the actual name of it. >> all right. so this is some exciting news. because guy's american kitchen has just closed its times square location. so let's hope this cruise thing works out. because here is what "the new york times" said about the restaurant. they said the calamari was described as pale, unsalted squid rings next to a dish of sweet mayonnaise with a distant rumor of spice. >> they did say the mayonnaise was sweet. they also noted that the randomly shaped scraps of carrot with deadened overcooked taste of school cafeteria vegetable. >> oh. >> or how about why did the toasted marshmallow taste like fish? >> that's hard, actually. how do you get that to happen? >> he was successful with that. finally, ricky martin

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♪ not really sure doing to this song. >> i love this song. >> yeah, it's a good song. all right. get your tissues out, everybody. this next story, it's a bit of a tear jerker. >> newlywed bride and groom surprise everyone at their wedding with a walk down the aisle that no one actually thought was possible. here is david muir. >> reporter: chris norton, 18 years old, a star freshman football player at luther college in iowa. october 16th, 2010, his life would change in an instant. during this play, chris suffers a catastrophic injury.

>> when i was laying there on the field, it just felt like someone turned the power off to my body. >> reporter: the accident fracturing his neck, compressing his spinal cord. doctors tell him he has a 3% chance of ever walking again. grueling physical therapy every day, first moving just his left foot. >> a little farther. good! >> reporter: then practicing standing up, taking steps one by one, determined to walk again. >> come on, chris, come on, buddy! >> reporter: treating the physical injuries and the emotional ones as well. >> i was concerned because i didn't even love myself. so how is someone else going to love me. >> reporter: worried about his future and finding a mate. and then a realization. >> i don't need to walk to be happy, to be fulfilled and to make a difference in this world. like the things that matter most have nothing to do with your physical ability. >> reporter: then he would meet emily. >> i see emily crossing the street, and i was just in awe. >> reporter: four years after that football injury, the day before graduation, chris proposes to emily.

and the next day, he gets out of his wheelchair to get his diploma. the audience on their feet. and three years later, a new plan, to walk emily down the aisle. >> we made the decision that with the wedding walk, we're going to do this together. >> reporter: he would practice wearing his wedding shoes. and then it was time. >> chris, you may kiss your bride. >> reporter: holding him up during the vows, he then gets up again, to walk down the aisle as husband and wife. defying great odds. >> we all face adversity. we're all going through challenges. yeah, you can see my challenges but everybody else's challenges you can't see. it's just how you can rise back up after getting knocked down. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> he is such an inspiration to so many people. >> not a dry eye at that wedding. not a dry eye for many people who watched that story as well.

good good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >> president trump may face a subpoena if he refuses to talk with federal prosecutors. now special counsel robert mueller reportedly raised the possibility during a tense meeting with the president's legal team. and president trump makes his first visit to the state department today to attend a formal swearing in ceremony for secretary of state mike pompeo. pompeo himself paid his first visit to the state department after returning from an overseas trip and laid out some of his goals. kanye west is backtracking from comments he made during a live interview with tmz suggesting that slavery in america was a choice. overnight he tweeted that he was referring to mental

imprisonment. and happy birthday to the empire state building. the new york city landmark all dressed in white to mark its 87th year. and those are just some of our top stories on this wednesday, march 2nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with a threat of a subpoena hanging over the president's head. >> abc news has confirmed the "washington post" report that special counsel robert mueller warned president trump's legal team that he may issue a subpoena to compel the president to go before a grand jury. it's a really big deal there. and sources say the flare-up took place in early march as trump's attorneys resisted mueller's push to interview him. negotiations we're told are ongoing. but if they can't resolve the issue, it could end up in the supreme court. and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is firing back at republicans who have been criticizing him for months,

largely related to his oversight of the russia investigation. rosenstein mocked the members of the conservative house freedom caucus who drafted a plan to impeach him saying they didn't have the courage to put their names on the document. he also made it clear threats won't work. >> the department of justice is not going to be extorted. we're going to do what's required by the rule of law. and any kind of threats that anybody makes are not going to affect the way we do our job. we have a responsibility. >> rosenstein said he has been threatened privately and publicly. he is under fire for refusing to turn over documents to lawmakers on a number of investigations, including the surveillance of a trump campaign adviser. >> we rarely hear from rosenstein. and during that speech, the first question they asked him, how do you pronounce your name? because you've heard it both ways, rosenstein, rosenstein. rosenstein it is. we move on, texas and six other states are suing the federal government, demanding an end to the daca program. the suit claims president obama

didn't have the authority to establish the program six years ago. daca protects young people who are brought to the u.s. illegally as children by their parents. president trump started to phase out the program last year, but federal courts have allowed it to continue. the new lawsuit only says that congress has the power to change the nation's immigration laws. and the center of the country is dealing with some dangerous weather right now. a storm system will bring strong wind, hail, possibly even tornadoes across the plains into the midwest. flash flooding is also possible. conditions in oklahoma were just right for at least one tornado, the first of the season. no damage or injuries reported. but this storm in kansas damaged at least one home. quite a scene there. wow. more strong storms could be on the way. accuweather's paul williams with the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kendis, diane. overall, we're watching out for damaging thunderstorms for wednesday, going into wednesday night with the possibility of tornadoes, damaging wind, hail,

and flash flooding. now this is going to cause complications along 35, des moines, kansas city, oklahoma city down towards dallas, i-20 going through dallas as well as i-40 going through oklahoma and the possibility of flash flooding. isolated thunderstorms also cause complications throughout central portions of iowa, going into southern portions of wisconsin, possibly even affecting the chicago area. and then in the southwest, we're looking for showers and thunderstorms in the four corners region with the low-pressure system going to slide through -- with the low pressure sliding through the region. generally much warmer weather is going to complicate matters r weesy into friday. watch out for severe weather to complicate things going into the weekend. kendis, diane? >> we don't like complication. >> and into the weekend? >> no, not at all. all right, our thanks to paul there at accuweather. the month of may started with protests all across the country. hundreds of peaceful mayday demonstrators turned out in seattle. they called for better rights for workers and immigrants. they also came out both for and against the president.

in the meantime, marchers in puerto rico clashed with police. you can see they fired tear gas there, and rubber bullets in response to some rock throwing demonstrators. now protesters are upset with the slow recovery from hurricane maria seven months ago as well as pension cuts on the island. officials in brazil's largest city say at least 50 families were living illegally in a high-rise building that collapsed as it was burning. witnesses say most of them got out before the building went down. but the search for possible survivors continues. abc's victor oquendo has more. >> reporter: it's the middle of the night when the fire erupts on the first floor, quickly consuming the entire high-rise. thick black smoke spews out, then this horrifying image. the building comes crashing down. the dramatic collapse captured by bystanders as fiery debris and smoke engulf surrounding streets. officials say at least 50 families were living inside the

24-story building in sao paulo, brazil's largest city. the former federal police headquarters had been abandoned and occupied by squatters. this man says he went knocking door to door shouting "fire." at least one man confirmed dead. the fire department said he was clinging to a rope, talking to firefighters, but the building collapsed before they could save him. a mother and her twin children are missing, and there could be more. the building still smoldering. rescuers seen going through the rubble in a desperate search for survivors. officials are still looking for a cause. rescuers say they won't use heavy equipment for at least three days with the hope of finding survivors. victor oquendo, abc news, miami. researchers say they have made a breakthrough in the early diagnosis of autism in children. a new study suggests measuring brain activity in infants as young as 3 months old could predict whether they'll develop the disorder. the study appears in scientific reports. the faa is cracking down on

vaping devices. federal authorities say they're issuing 13 warning letters to companying selling products like liquid nicotine and packaging that may appeal to children. it's hard to tell which is the real thing and which isn't, as you look at them side by side. the warnings come after more than 8,000 reports of children being poisoned by e-cigarettes being poisoned by e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine. a new survey by the cigna insurance company says loneliness is at epic levels among americans. the survey of more than 20,000 american adults find that nearly half say they are sometimes or always alone. nearly two in five consider themselves isolated. a third woman is now accusing nbc anchor tom brokaw of making unwanted sexual advances. freelance writer mary reynolds describes her encounter with brokaw in the villager newspaper. she says he kissed her after helping her with a story 50 years, she said the incident made her uncomfortable. brokaw has not commented but has

denied two other allegations. r. kelly has been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct. >> hey, guys, you remember the outcry about harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, the list goes on. people are asking how does r. kelly still have a job? there is a slew of allegations of various kinds of sexual misconduct. some he was acquitted of and others he continues to deny. now big names, viola davis, shonda rhimes are pushing the #mute r. kelly. but when i spoke to joy marie kenzie, she said this hash tag is not new. why did it get restarted this week? >> it got restarted because of an open letter published in the root, a publication for people of color. and the letter is really calling for, quote, appropriate investigations into r. kelly. so they're not saying that r. kelly hasn't been held accountable. he was put on trial. he was acquitted. but they're saying that the most

recent allegations, the allegations from a 2017 buzzfeed report said that he was holding women against their will, they're saying they want appropriate investigations into that. >> now, guys, it's important to remember that r. kelly is not under any criminal investigation right now. his attorney tells abc news that he is disturbed by the claims. he denies them and will work to clear his name. but these women say just like weinstein, he should be shunned by his record label, streaming services and touring venues. and you can hear that entire conversation on "start here" later this morning. check it out on apple podcasts. kendis, diane? >> thank you for the details on that. a newly retired police officer is now an internet star after his emotional farewell to the job. >> andre jenkins signed off for the last time as a member of the sarasota police department over the weekend. and he shed some tears as he sent the last 10-7, meaning out of service of his 30-year career. he is shocked to find out that video has now been viewed more than half a million times. >> that's a wrap. >> everybody has been calling me.

all my friends from atlanta, texas, new york. oh my god. >> interesting. so officer jenkins called it a wrap and says that he thought that actually didn't know that it would get any sort of traction. he thought the officer who filmed him would show it to a few people. it blew up once it was posted on facebook. >> he showed it to a few people. and they showed a few people and they showed a few people. nice to see him passionate about the job. >> enjoy your retirement. >> yeah, party time! coming up, hear how the apple watch is being credited for saving a life. >> the high-tech christmas gift tipped her off to a serious health condition. and now apple's ceo is using her story as motivation for innovation. and meet the woman who says she wants to be rich and isn't. sorry about that. you're watching "world news now." an. you're watching "world news now." ergent? because performance clothes have changed, but the challenge remains the same.

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remember when the top five apps, free apps were filled with facebook, instagram, snapchat. >> the kids don't use those anymore. >> no, no, those are all gone. instagram has unveiled what is essentially a bully filter. >> it will weed out comments by software as words meant to harass others. >> a large number of comments flagged by the filter and may even ban some users. meanwhile, facebook is set to move on from friends to lovers. ceo mark zuckerberg has revealed facebook will soon offer an online dating service. but he cautioned the service would be for building real long-term relationships, not just hookups. the announcement is already shaking up the world of matchmaking apps. >> check this out. rebecca jarvis posted this photo. shares of the match group, the company that runs match.com, tinder and ok cupid plummeted after facebook announce they'd would be getting in the love game. oops. and apple is getting a lot of love this morning from at least one family now crediting the apple watch with saving

their daughter's life. >> the watch raised an alarm about a health condition they didn't even realize she had. ryan smith of our tampa station has the story. >> reporter: sunday at church, a scary warning appears on deanna's apple watch. >> i didn't know what was going on at all. and it was just out of the blue. >> reporter: the 18-year-old's resting heart rate hit 190 beats per minute. >> it was alarming that the watch was telling us to seek medical attention. i didn't even know it had the capability of giving us that alert. >> reporter: deanna's mom, a registered nurse, didn't initially trust the watch's accuracy. staff at a walk-in clinic confirmed the teen's rapid heartbeat. >> i was surprised that it was right on. >> it literally saved my life. >> reporter: that's because doctors at tampa general hospital soon discovered deanna suffers from chronic kidney disease. her kidney only operating at 20%. >> instantly started to pray and thank god for her having that watch. >> reporter: the high-tech christmas gift uncovering a

serious health problem that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. >> now that we have some answers to why this is happening, we can prevent something major from happening down the road. >> thanks to ryan smith of our tampa station. so deanna's mother then e-mailed apple ceo tim cook, thanking apple for developing this product. and get this, he actually responded. >> yeah, so he tweeted a response actually, and he said stories like deanna's inspire us to dream bigger and push harder every day and buy more apple watches! i added the apple watch. >> the family said he also responded to them privately as well. so a very nice exchange there. and her doctor says it was amazing that the watch was able to detect this before she needed dialysis or a transplant. >> amazing. coming up, the woman making no apologies for setting high standards. >> sorry not sorry for wanting to be rich. isn't that all of us? ♪ i want to be rich ♪ i want to be a billionaire

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have you made millions of dollars? >> no. >> are you a rich man? >> what do you mean rich? what do you mean? >> do you have a lot of possessions, a lot of money in the bank? >> possession make you rich? i don't have that type of riches. my riches is life. ♪ every little thing >> the late great bob marley there in a classic interview. many of us strive for that mindset, but it doesn't exactly pay the bills, bills, bills. >> no i suppose it doesn't. and some people have a hard time admitting that they do want to be wealthy. but not one woman. she says i want to be rich and i'm not sorry. rebecca jarvis has her story. >> i am the wealthiest woman in america. how wealthy am i? i wanted to come down on a golden phoenix, and i sure did it. >> reporter: in the 2016 comedy "the box," melissa mccarthy is the business mogul who rakes in the dough for laughs. now novelist jessica knoll is

laying it all on the table, laughing all the way the bank, make nothing apologies for her own ambition, saying in a "new york times" opinion piece, i want to be rich and i'm not sorry. writing success for me is synonymous with making money. adding and to be perfectly blunt about it, i want to be rich. >> it's important for women to get comfortable with being very direct and very candid about their goals and their ambitions. >> reporter: knoll's essay prompting quick response. amy schumer writing on instagram, "loved every word of this article." reese witherspoon tweeting it's okay to be an ambitious woman. it's actually more than okay. it's goals. >> i've been thinking for a long time about the type of success that women are allowed to have. and it feels like there is still a cap on it. >> reporter: research published by the american psychological association found that successful women suffer negative perceptions in male dominated

fields because of the perceived violation of gender stereotypes. knoll underscores that less than 12% of the world's billionaires are women, and most of them inherited their money. she goes on to say "i want to write books, but i really want to sell books. i want advances that make my husband gasp and fat royalty checks twice a year". >> it goes back to just getting comfortable with expressing ourselves, getting comfortable with stating our goals and making the public more comfortable with hearing them. >> i'm comfortable with making a lot of money, that would be fine if that happens. >> we're just doing the list there are a lot of songs dedicated to money. >> yea ♪ i want to ba llionaire so "money" by pink floyd. >> i like. ♪ i want to be rich and -- >> ♪ if i were a rich girl >> knoll by the way says she

wants independence and she says only money can buy. she says wealth doesn't create happiness, but stability and freedom. >> happiness doesn't make great songs. >> there are lots of songs about happy. ♪ because i'm happy lots of songs about happy. ♪ because i'm happy

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>> i recognize one of those robot dogs that my parent said was going to a farm. now i know. >> the priest at the temple there says all things have a bit of a soul. to which we respond except for kendis. >> it's true. go to florida right now. a couple was heading to church when they noticed this scene in mulberry, florida. this alligator -- >> oh, big guy. >> actually runs up to the barbed wire fence and passes through the barrier. >> yeah.e -- florida. >> that's not cool. >> the woman said that they're noticing a lot more of these alligators out and about now adays. >> time to get a better fence. >> yeah, they think so too.

>> let's stick with the creative animal theme, here is a lesson to make sure you lock your door on safari. the lioness comes over and tries to open the door several times, as if it knows exactly how to grab the handle. passersby look pretty scared. then they seem to want to check out what happens next. >> who are the people that are not moving their car at that point? who are the people that are oh, hi. >> let's see how that goes. >> let's hang out for a while. >> no. i can tell you that i would have been gone. >> but they're like oh, there is that car. it's fine. but if you're in that car. >> just looking at it. >> oh, hey, trying to open the door. i wonder if it knows how to open the window too. >> put the pedal to the metal, baby. >> exactly. and take a look. this instagram account called pigs are awesome posted this little video. a guy walking his -- >> how cute! >> little piglet.

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this morning on "world news now," a possible showdown in washington. >> it's a new twist in the russia probe. the president's legal team preparing for a possible showdown with robert mueller. if the president declines to be interviewed, we're now learning mueller is prepared to subpoena mr. trump. late-breaking developments just in. also, the country's heartland is under a severe storm threat today. at least one tornado already touched down in oklahoma as the region braces for the outbreak of more tornadoes, dangerous winds and hail. accuweather is live and tracking it all. plus no ordinary police chase. an armed suspect driving an rv. and led police officers on a wild and dangerous 100-mile pursuit.

the man's two young children were inside, and he got away. the details. and kanye west has said a lot of things over the years to get people react. but he may have just topped himself, making some strange remarks about slavery. but during a live interview, it wasn't kanye who had a drop the mic moment. we'll show you this one on this wednesday, may 2nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we're going to start this half hour off with breaking news about the prospect of a presidential subpoena in the russia investigation. >> sources tell "the washington post" that in march, the special counsel robert mueller warned that he could subpoena the president to appear before a grand jury. it followed a contentious meeting where the president's lawyers insisted he had no obligation to talk with investigators. >> the paper also reports it was the president's attorney, jay sekulow, who compiled a list of potential questions mueller might ask the president abc's mary bruce has more.

>> reporter: it's a list of nearly 50 probing questions special counsel robert mueller has for president trump. lines of questioning mueller shared with trump's own legal team. >> russian collusion. give me a break. >> reporter: trump insists mueller's list has no questions on collusion. but that's not true. the special counsel has questions about paul manafort, once the president's campaign chairman. what knowledge did he have of any outreach by his campaign, including by paul manafort to russia about potential assistance to the campaign? mueller also wants to ask the president when did you become aware of the trump tower meeting? that infamous sit-down, don jr., jared kushner, manafort and russians they were told had dirt on hillary clinton. >> he said there is no question on collusion. but when you look at these specific questions about outreach by the campaign to russia, aren't these questions about collusion? >> once again, i'm not going to

get into a back and forth about questions leaked or anything having to do with the special counsel. and i would refer you to the president's attorney. >> reporter: much of mueller's list centers on possible obstruction of justice by the president. the special counsel wants to know what efforts were made to reach out to trump's fired national security adviser michael flynn about seeking immunity or possible pardon. and what did trump mean when he said this about firing his fbi director james comey. >> when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> reporter: and now we also have an update on the sentencing for michael flynn. he has been charged with lying to the fbi. but now mueller's team and flynn's lawyers are asking for another 60 days before sentencing him. it's a clear sign that flynn is still working with the special counsel, and that they don't want any sentencing to get in the way of that. mary bruce, abc news, the white house. now to a stunning new claim from the president's new doctor, who famously wrote "trump will be the healthiest president ever."

well, now according to cnn, dr. harold bornstein now says trump dictated the entire letter, which describes his physical strength and stamina as extraordinary. bornstein also said trump's bodyguards showed up at his office last year and took the president's medical records in an incident that felt like a raid. but the white house insists it was standard operating procedure. >> okay. now to severe weather across the middle of the country.