abilene, kansas today. busy, proud town. [ inaudible ] typical of the kind of town that comes to mind with the phrase grassroots america. ♪ the mark of the past is on it. but he does not live in the past. its streets and buildings bear testimony to a living and greg america. one of its newest, proudest buildings is the eisenhower museum which carries forth the spirit and history of the eisenhower family, of abilene. it is visited daily by citizens, from all parts of the country. ranging from dignitary to schoolboy. inside the museum, the life of dwight eisenhower, boy and man, is depicted in a series of murals. from infancy that life had the flavor of grassroots america about him. eisenhower was born in 1890 in dennison, texas of parents whose families migrated to pennsylvania from europe and then to the american midwest. young eisenhower's parents had lived in abilene before his birth and it was to abilene, once the wild town, now a pleasant village of the plains that they returned when he was an infant. a

and son of abilene. as rich a study as this nation has produced of the capacity for greatness, which lies at its grass roots. the big picture is an official report for the armed forces and the american people. produced by the army pictorial center. presented by the department of the army in cooperation with this station. >>> weekends on c-span 3 it's 48 hours of american history. every weekend ahtv travels to historic sites, museums and archives to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. watch american artifacts sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern. american history tv also examines the presidents, their policies and legacies through their historic speeches and discussions with leading historians. that's every sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern and again at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. find more information about our programs and our other series including schedules and online video archives at c-span.org/history. >>> this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and e

the final image bob and i will go to abilene and take the picture. this is not -- it will be close to this, but it will probably -- and so this -- this was taking the dure picture and breaking it down that led to this. these are all handmade, and it's one guy. so it's going to take him two years, and he's a brilliant artist. we pushed him hard at this point to be -- make it look like a tree. i think we pushed him too hard. we want it to be a little more artful. so you can see the strokes in the middle. and then look how transparent it is. so there it is up against the education building. so it's going to be very subtle when it's all done. it's going to be very quiet. it's going to say abilene, but it's not going to hit you over the head with it. and then finally the memorial itself can be very modest, like him. >> maybe you want to tell them about that figure, too. >> yeah, why don't you talk about that. [ laughter ] >> so you have -- it's a little bit like a -- i work in the theater, and it's a little like a theatrical scrim which are used a number

it's going to say abilene, but it's not going to hit you over the head with it. and then finally the memorial itself can be very modest, like him. >> maybe you want to tell them about that figure, too. >> yeah, why don't you talk about that. [ laughter ] >> so you have -- it's a little bit like a -- i work in the theater, and it's a little like used a number of times in various productions. so this gauze or this tapestry, transparent tapestry, will have placed in front of it a figure of eisenhower as this barefoot boy, as a youth. so it's -- i think to me it's probably not something that is the big headline that we know of eisenhower. but, again, to me it was the one point that it kept coming back to that seemed to be really important. i made a work earlier in my career called the life and times of sigmund freud. and in reading about freud, i read something that when he was 68, when his grandson died, he said that something within him passed away forever. and he said years -- much later in london to anna freud, he said i never overcome the death of this 4-year-ol

and i just think that's -- to me, i've been to abilene. i've seen the documentaries on the history channel, and i'm very struck by whatouo. and i think you're going accomplish. i wondered some more is it -- i wondered some more is it a goal to humanize it. >> it was. >> did you follow me -- t beat his chest and talks about it. so he survived all of that -- all of those great accomplishments and he still didn't say hey, look at me. that's the guy. i mean, that's rare. and i think it's so rare it is great to show it. >> to show his hometown. it's very striking. thank you. >> this question is for both of you. specifically mr. gehry, you've always been willing to reach out to disparate professions to kind of advance the profession of architecture. what role do you think reaching out to other practices and keeping the boundaries between practices open do you -- how important do both of you think that is to advancing each of your own professions? >> to reach out to? >> going way back to jim glymth and katia bringing aerospace engineering into ar

one is of president eisenhower that we got in abilene on one trip. today we're going to review the progress that has been made in carrying out congress's call for the eisenhower memorial that would perpetuate his memory and his cryptions to the united states. at today's hearing we're going to hear from susan eisenhower speaking on behalf of the eisenhower family and on behalf of the commission and the federal agencies that produced the current plan. we're also going to hear from citizens who have examined the proposal and want to express their views. this is perhaps a key moment because the groundbreaking is scheduled to be eminent, and we must decide whether to go ahead with the current proposal or pause for future evaluations. the information and views we hear today will be invaluable determining the course we take. i am pleased to see that c-span is televising this hearing. because just like the american people, i like ike and i want them to hear about the memorial directly from those who are involved in shaping it. when mr. grijalva who is on his

hardin is a professor of history at mcmurray university in abilene. he's the author of "the texas rangers," the award-winning "texian iliad," "the military history of the texas revolution." "the alamo 1836: santa ana's texas campaign." and "texian macabrar:p the melancholy tale of a hanging in early houston." additionally he's the editor of the book "lone star: the republic of texas 1836 to 1846." and is the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles enjoyed by readers on both sides of the atlantic. recently "texan iliad" earned the distinction of being a basic texas book by mike cox, who updates that list now. when not teaching in the classroom dr. hardin can be seen on a&e network, the history channel, nbc's "today" show. he's known for his readable style of history. he's an inductee of the texas institute of letters, an admiral in the texas navy, a member of the western writers of america, a fellow of the texas state historical association, and was a historical adviser for the 2004 john lee hancock film "the alamo." the chronicles of higher edu

des moines, kansas city, oklahoma city, abilene, kos, and a slight risk in abilene, texas. this is today. the balance looks like this will develop between 4:00 and 8:00. once the sun sets that's when it could really fire all. green bay, wisconsin, all the way to houston, texas. so we're talking about 5 million people, a thousand miles of turf impacted. >> wow. that is a huge area. we'll keep an eye on that, lexa. thank you very much for that update. >>> allegations of sex, lies, and fears of blackmail rocking the secret service. a dozen agents entrusted with protecting president obama during a week in colombia have been relieved of duty and send home packing. the journalist who spoke with me earlier told me what he knows. >> reporter: all 12 agents involved in this situation involved prostitutes, and one of the agents did not pay the prostitute and she complained to local police. that's how it all went. police went to the state department. the state department told the secret service. they recalled all their agents. it's the biggest scandal in secret service history. >> dan

we never have been this hot in the month of april in amarillo, abilene, lubbock, childress. 104 yesterday in lubbock. incredible heat for this time of year. it wasn't widespread, it was right over here, the area in west central texas, san antonio at 94 wasn't exactly chilly. that is where we're dealing with some of the heat. more clouds spilling that way so keep temperatures down a little bit today compared to yesterday. the storm system kicking down through illinois and indiana that is sparking off showers and thunderstorms overnight in the early morning hours. that is probably the worst of it this morning, no problems in the middle of the country. northeast looks good, so does the southeast, the ohio valley through the mid-atlantic, three complex of thunderstorms, one that is exiting fort wayne heading for the greater columbus area. a lot of lightning strikes with that. a good line of storms head down through southern portions of west virginia, even severe thunderstorms with strong gusty winds through owensboro. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. today, in areas like

today, des moines, wichita, kansas city, oklahoma city, abilene, both kansas and potentially even abilene texas. tomorrow green bay down to houston. fredricka what we're talking about, 1,000 miles and 5 million people impacted. so a pretty scary day tonight and tomorrow setting up. >> of course we'll continue to watch and keep people posted. that being one of the stories we'll continue to stay on top of. the other mentioned u.s. secret service investigation. i mentioned there's a white house briefing that will take place at 5:00 eastern time. of course we'll be covering that live as the happens. >>> also just moments ago the u.n. security council unanimously adopted a resolution on syria. it's demanding the government to allow 30 observers to monitor the situation there. but the bloody massacre comes on days after a fragile sees fire went into effect. in homs government forces shelled neighborhoods at dawn, government forces targeted protesters in dara injuring 20 people. opposition activists say 16 people killed by syrian security forces across the country today. the u.n. estimates at le

so des moines, oklahoma, abilene for today.start these things develop and fire off when the sun sets. so, of course, a perilous situation if that is the case. again, just have a plan for today. tomorrow, green bay all the way south to houston, the potential for severe weather. we'll have much more ahead. "cnn saturday morning" continues. grab some coffee and we'll meet you after the break. appy when skies are gray ♪ [ female announcer ] you know exactly what it takes to make them feel better. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] that's why you choose children's tylenol. the same brand your mom trusted for you when you were young. ♪ how much i love you [ humming ] [ female announcer ] children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. [ humming ] not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my

. >> abilene towards the past commissioners, if you have any comments -- i will lean towards the past commissioners, if you have any comments. the recommendation is to support. >> there is somebody here to talk to us. >> good morning, good afternoon. i am from supervisor garmin chu's office. -- carmen chu's office. we would like to provide permit fee waivers for businesses that would like to replace their awnings or provide it pedestrian lighting. we are pursuing legislation because our city does have a tradition of celebrating small businesses during the month of may and what we have noticed is that one of the focus is that supervisors chu has is working with the commercial corridors. it is difficult to make them get a lot of improvements because cost is a huge impediment for them. we have done some projects where the city has provided some funding for them to improve their storefronts. we have changed at the awnings and in exchange they are supposed to maintain it. it has made a huge difference in the appearance. obviously, we don't have the resources to continue to give out money t

des moines, wichita, kc, oklahoma city, abilene. tomorrow, green bay, wisconsin all the way south to houston, texas. five million people impacted today and tomorrow. this is 1000 mile radius. what we will see, severe weather threat, beautiful, randi in the northeast, southeast, very stormy, snow in the mountains west. >>> it does look beautiful except in the midwest. where there is tornadoes heading. >>> thank you very much. >>> there is a salmonella outbreak we want to tell you about. cdc says 116 people in 20 states and the nation's capital have gotten sick. a frozen raw yellow fin tuna product could be the source. it may be used in sushi and similar dishes. >>> mitt romney's advisors say this moment marks the start of his general election campaign. romney addressed the nra convention in st. louis yesterday. he said president obama's attack on economic freedom is the reason the recovery has been slow. >> we need a president who will enforce current laws not create new ones that only serve to burden lawful gun owners. president oba

the eisenhower of abilene, kansas. the ike born in dennison. he did not admit to being born in dennison when he registered at westpoint. he listed tyler, texas, as his birth place because i believe it's better to be from tyler, right? and switched his first and second names. in fact, he became dwight david rather than david dwight, and omitted some details as well. omitted to tell west point he played professional baseball in part of the kansas central league from 1905 to 1910. it was confirmed to me. a maniac companied to dwight eisenhower to a baseball game. he's then a hero and in uniform. i said there were rumors that he had played under the alias. but records show there are two wilsons in the league. i said, which were you? he said the one that can hit. [ laughter ] >> you both collaborated. and you talk about how post-presidential chapters being very revealing. and particularly of dwight eisenhower and richard nixon. talk about the presidency. >>ing dwight eisenhower is actually setting a precedent in this book. what we are doing with the

one that is open to an unknown architect from, say, abilene as to a starchitect from los angeles. i stand ready to answer any questions. thank you. >> next, mr. cook, president of the national monuments foundation. once again. for five minutes. the timer is there. we are ready to hear your testimony. >> chairman, bishop, i am honored to be here to share with you my opinions based on 30 years of experience within the traditional architecture world. the creation of self-sustaining destination landmarks of national historical and aesthetic relevance with interactive technology inned or tire teach younger americans in their language. we make history cool. we are among the few private organizations that design, build, own, operate, and maintain sieve uk assets. we are headquartered in the millennium gate, georgia history museum, 100 foot tall arch. this $21 million ensemble in a four-acre lake side park in atlanta surrounded by sculpture and a high tech theater. you may have six millennium gates for the cost of one gary memorial on similar sized sites. i was asked by the national civic

learned so much about that man by being around him in the twilight of his life, the eisenhower of abilene, kansas. the ike -- and born in denison and so forth. in fact, he didn't admit to being born in denison when he registered at west point in the summer of 1911, he listed tyler, texas, rather than denison because i believe it's better to be from tyler. is that right? switched his first and second names on the entry form. in fact, he became dwight david when he registered at west point, rather than david dwight. and omitted some details as well. omitted to tell west point he played professional baseball in probably the kansas central league in 1909, 1910 which was confirmed to me -- baseball man, pr man, famous man red patterson accompanied eisenhower to a baseball game. he was a hero, he was in uniform. and confronted the general with rumors that he had concealed a past in professional baseball. he said that there were rumors throughout organized baseball that he played in kansas under the alias of wilson. our records indicate there were two wilsons in the league. which one were you? h

so today's biggest threats, there they are including abilene, texas. now as we move toward sunday, watch what happens. now, the threat moves farther east but it also goes much farther north. look at this. we pick up green bay, wisconsin. so the access really farther north for severe weather tomorrow. green bay, chicago, st. louis, little rock, houston. some very big cities impacted today and also for tomorrow. so there's the big picture. quadrant of concern right here through the plains. waking up in new york, good morning to you. connecticut, albany, new york, wherever you may be in the northeast, washington beautiful. atlanta and charlotte this morning as well. temperatures are comfortable. really some mild air. northwest is nice but also rain moving into the pacific northwest, points south through california and then snow in the intermountain west. the snow kind of full bore second half of the spring. no question about it. of course, though, randi, the biggest concern have a tornado watch until 9:00 central this morning. but certainly all eyes for t

and parts in the transmittal plains to abilene texas and south of the great lakes and st. and louisville, kentucky. we are looking at showers firing up in parts of the upper midwest and no severe weather right now. we'll continue to keep a close eye on this. students from henryville, indiana got to enjoy a special night out. the town came together and threw them a prom. >> words can't describe it is more than what we imagined. >> none of us had anything like this happen. >> a lot of these kids lost their homes. >> what a great night. they donated the venue and even the prom dress says. >> and country musician larry gat lin was so touched by a tornado victim's story he wrote a song and held a concert to help their town. up next how to team up with larry . the best part of angreat meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste gourmet gravy every day. fancy fst. the best ingredient is love. what do you mean? your grass, man. it's famished! just two springtime feedings with scotts turf builder l

oklahoma to abilene, that's another target. and then, there's the cold. this morning, early. atlantic city, down to 29, a record low. so, the cold is settling in the northeast. not until this morning with frost and freeze warnings. who is warm then? somebody has to be. tallahass tallahassee, 90 by sunday. and memphis, up to 86 by the end of the weekend. >> let's go to the facebook and twitter photos. please, share your great photos with me. as this one from douglas county came in. debbie, thank you for that. very pretty. at ginger underscore zee on twitter. >> action shot. >> that makes you want to -- i'm sure you have, too. a very full day. >>> should i tell everybody what you were doing during the local weather break? talking like dolphins. >> ginger speaks dolphin. >> dan has the best dolphin. >> thank you, ginger. >>> it's one of the toughest gigs in all of comedy. the annual white house correspondents' dinner. a room filled with celebrities, sports figures and politicians. including the president of the united states. top-notch comedians have bombed in this venue. how wi

the threat the biggest cities, des moines, wichita, kc, oklahoma city, abilene, the axis is great. sunday, the threat not over, look at as far north as green bay aztes texas, including chic, little rock and houston under the gun. for tonight the biggest threat after the sunsets. here is the quadrant where the severe storms are, northeast, southeast, sunny, mild, just where we should be this time of year. randi, we'll keep you posted as the tornado watches and warnings come out. >>> thank you very much. >>> there is a salmonella outbreak we want to tell you about. cdc says at least 116 people in 20 states and the nation's capital have gotten sick. investigators believe a frozen raw yellow fin tuna product is the likely source of the outbreak. the meat may be used in sushi and similar dishes. >>> here is a rundown of stories we're working on. a hero mayor, that is how many are describing cory booker who ran in a burning home and rescued his neighbor. you will hear from him ahead. >>> plus, taking a closer look at the mommy war sparked by something hillary rosen said on the air. >>> a

midland, abilene. anywhere in west texas still in that drought going to get help today from those storms. freezing. the old 32 this morning for many in the great lakes and the northeast. it will end up as a close to average day or slightly above average. 69 for charleston. 68 in raleigh. and 68, cincinnati. so, it's going to get a little warmer. i'll leave you with a look at this national forecast. again, don't forget about the >> let's start out with a nice sunset. everybody was doing the old spring break thing. and i had so many beautiful ones. sandestin, florida. come on. stormy skies from illinois. and a nice, gray day there. you have to have both sides. next time i'll get a freezing snow one. >> you said spring break. how long ago was that? 20 years ago i went on a spring break. >> 20 years? come on. looks more like five years. >> oh, no. >> the right thing to say, right? >> you're so sweet. >> you're welcome. >> i'll pay you later. >>> speaking of payment, now to the megamystery surrounding those

midland, abilene. anywhere in west texas still in that drought going to get help today in the storms. freezing. the old 32 this morning for many in the great lakes and the northeast. it will end up as a close to average day or slightly above average. 69 for charleston. 68 in raleigh. and 68, cincinnati. it's going to get a little warmer. i'll leave you with a look of this national fore and good moing washingtoton, is a chilly start to this aturday. e 30's andures aren th b above freezing but freeze warning north city until 9:00 a.m. dry air out there the risk of fire. today is much like yesterday and seen in 57oud to be noon and 63 by this afternoon >> let's start out with a nice sunset. everything was doing the spring break thing. and i had so many beautiful ones. sandestin, florida. come on. stormy skies from illinois. and a great day there. you have to have both sides. next time i'll get a freezing snow one. >> you said spring break. how long ago was that? 20 years ago i went on a spring break. >> 2

>> we have approximately 29 flights that needed to land in cities like abilene, texarkana because ofther here in dfw, so at this point in time we are working diligently to bring those flights back to dallas. >> so, in other words, if a plane couldn't land at dfw it landed some place else. you're not trying to bring that plane and the passengers back to dallas-ft. worth international airport, is that right? >> no. we are trying to bring them -- we are trying to get them to their destination which is dallas-ft. worth airport. >> even if they landed some place else, but you say the airport is open, but all flights that are supposed to leave dallas-ft. worth, you've canceled that at least for today. >> that is correct. there may be a few flights that we are able to get out, unfortunately, because of the hail we are needing to do hail inspecs to our aircraft that were on the ground at the time. >> chad, do you have a question for andrea from american airlines? >> well, i'm just wondering, and i have been diverted before. the people that were clearly just going to transfer in dallas and go

there's a second area that we will be watching as well, across the plains from oklahoma city into abilene, texas, where that same risk for large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. here is a region we'll be watching, texas into kentucky. similar areas that we're keeping an eye on today for more severe storms. rick? >> rick: that tornado warning in southwest indiana until 6:30. another 20 minutes or so for people to take shelter. >> exactly. >> rick: thanks very much. >> arthel: indeed. hackleburg, alabama coming together to mark one year since a deadly tornado ripped through that town. more than half of hackleburg's residents paid tribute to the 18 people who died there by forming a cross. while the job of cleaning up from the twister is far from over, some of the residents say they will never lose faith. >> god was with everybody the whole time. god has been with everybody from day one. >> we are here to remember the ones that have passed on from this tornado. we're here to remember the ones that survived this tornado. >> arthel: indeed. the tornado was just one of 62 twisters i

living for the first time in a long time, and as a matter of fact the day i got a scholarship to go to abilenehristian university is right around the same day my father called me and asked me, hey, how much does it cost to get this guy killed? >> brian says his father told him his distant cousin, an 8-year-old girl who lived in california, was being molested by her father. the girl's grandmother and mother wanted to pay brian to kill the man. >> so told my father i would call him back and after a few days of thinking about it, i decided to come out to california and kill paul myself. >> a short time later brian flew out to the west coast to carry out the hit. he knocked on the man's door, but when a young boy answered, he got nervous and left. he went back a second time, but nobody was home. >> and by this time the two ladies that paid me, they're crying on the phone, screaming, telling me that their daughter, she cannot spend another day around this guy. they're afraid of what he's going to do. by this time i'm so tired of it if i get caught or i don't, i just cannot let this guy spend anothe

in the middle of the country we're going to see a few showers around storms, north texas, abilene and northern plains. overall we a >> it is a good morning out there with clear skies, lots of sunshine. our view of camden yards and our view of the forecast will be in the 60's. lots of sunshine today and a bit >>> and that's your saturday forecast. lester? >> bill, thanks. >>> now to the trayvon martin case. it's been over a month since george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin, and the question remains was itself defense or a criminal act? that daergs remains in the hands of a special prosecutor. nbc's kerry sanders records. >> reporter: 28 george zimmerman remains in hiding, fearful for his safety, says the lawyer. and all sides wait to hear if he will or will not be charged in the death of trayvon martin. here's zimmerman's attorney. >> we have a little information. we're not able to discuss it at this time >> would you be defending him? >> right now we're defending reputation. it could be more later. that's up to somebody other than us. >> reporter: those ware going t continue

there are pretty large cities, like abilene, texas and parts of oklahoma city. and south of the great lakes and louisville, possibility of severe weather. main concerns are hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. tornadoes is the big concern but still going to be slight chance for it. we have showers that are fired up across parts of midwest stretching to parts of mid-atlantic. one severe thunderstorm watch that has been issued until 7:00 p.m. including eastern portions of missouri and southern portions of illinois. some of them have fired up in that area. we're not looking at any warnings right now. on the back side, you mentioned the chilly conditions in areas of the north. we are seeing snow in parts of montana. several inches of possible and we do have winter storm warnings possible. we are seeing the storm coming down and should continue through tonight. showers in al d.c. and heavier batches later on tonight. most of those are expected to stay to the south. as we head into the overnight hours, some of those could be far enough north to impact us here

in the middle of the country, a few showers and storms, north texas, amarillo, abilene area up through the northern plains but no washouts. it looks pretty nice for all those easter egg hunts. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. >>> and a good saturday morning to you. i'm meteorologist chuck bell and we're off to a very nice start. clear but chilly outside. most of the suburbs are down into the mid-30s this morning. a few spots even below freezing. frederick, maryland, and manassas, virginia, we're talking about you. otherwise it's 45 downtown and 46 right now in annapolis. mostly sunny. a delightful day to be outside. winds out of the north 12 to 20 >>> and that's your saturday forecast. lester? >> bill, thanks. >>> now to the trayvon martin case. it's been over a month since george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin, and the question remains was itself defense or a criminal act? that daergs remains in the hands of a special prosecutor. nbc's kerry sanders records. >> reporter: 28 george zimmerman remains in hiding, fearful for his safety, says the lawyer. and

lubbock, abilene, norman, thart on this afternoon things kick up.t's a quick look at one portion the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> just want to let you know, that golf being played down in augusta, look at the skies. just beautiful for the entire eastern half of the country. >> lonnie, this is not little golf, this is big golf. >> look who's leading, unbelievable story. >> 52-year-old freddie couples. >> a story we'll have coming up later in the program can. >>> up next here, bad news about junk food. turns out not only can affect your waistline and also your moods. we'll -- wow, that's an interesting way to eat fries. >> looks good. >> yes, you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." ♪ [ acoustic guitar: upbeat ] [ dog ] it's our favorite. yours and mine. because we found it. together. on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. a long walk. a walk with you. a walk i smelled squirrels on, but i stayed by your side because i could tell, could feel, that you had a bad day... and me being bad wouldn't make it any better

and that means we've got a risk of strong storms from oklahoma city into abilene.nd a strong risk in parts of central oklahoma, as well. look for isolated tornadoes possible later this afternoon, on into this evening. >> good morning. it will be a breezy and mild day today. temperatures will make it into the mid to upper 60's. it will cool off on tu >> that's your latest weather. what's wrong with this picture? i'm in washington and david's -- you're in new york. what's up with that? >> i think we crossed, al. thanks very much. >>> it is expected to be a big week in the investigation into the shooting death of trayvon martin, a special prosecutor could present her findings to the grand jury as early as tomorrow. nbc's kerry sanders is in sanford, florida, with the very latest this morning. good morning, kerry. >> well, good morning, david. there are few public records to review in this case, and now there are none on government websites. because the special prosecutor ordered the city of sanford to take all the public records associated with the trayvon martin case

in the middle of the country we're going to see a few showers around storms, north texas, abilene and northern plains. overall we a >>> good morning from the nbc bay area weather center this morning. i'm anthony slaughter. we are tracking clear skies today but there's a big system offshore. it is going to make its way as we head toward monday with showers in the forecast by then, but a dry weekend ahead of us across the bay area. it is cold this morning, 35 in gilroy. 39 in sunnyvale. san jose at 43. later on we are back to 70. 63 at the coast with showers arriving late tomorrow evening. >>> and that's your saturday forecast. lester? >> bill, thanks. >>> now to the trayvon martin case. it's been over a month since george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin, and the question remains was itself defense or a criminal act? that daergs remains in the hands of a special prosecutor. nbc's kerry sanders records. >> reporter: 28 george zimmerman remains in hiding, fearful for his safety, says the lawyer. and all sides wait to hear if he will or will not be charged in the death of trayvon

i talked to my dad last night in abilene, kansas, he was in the storm cellar all weekend long from sunle of the night. >> yeah, good thing because there were such severe storms. i just talked with the mayor of woodward and the fatality count has gone up to six, according to the mayor hill. he says there was one person who was in critical condition and had been transferred to a hospital in amarillo and he has passed away so that number now from woodward coming up to six. these horrible stories like that and then you start to hear other stories of survival and the community coming together and we have one of those here. i'm joined by stan and laura denison, it was prom night on saturday night. and you know, you think of that as one of those kind of hallmarking times in a student's life. you guys in this community have an after prom party going at that point. tell me what that evening was like. >> it started out we were watching storms, the first set of storms had went through and so we -- you know, we were geared up at after prom and we thought all the storms had went away and we had, yo