and areas like dallas and abilene, temperatures have plunged. it was 93 yesterday in abilene, texas. this morning they're down to about 20. here's a look at the storm itself. it's moving out of the rockies into the middle of the country. so it's left all of the west alone. as that storm moves away, we do have another cold front pressing in on washington state. it looks like we're just now starting to pick up rain over vancouver island. expect a brief period of rain throughout your morning. seattle to bellingham all along i-5 to portland a little later this morning. again, it's only going to last for a couple hours, but there will be a moderate burst where we could get up to a half inch of rain. more towards bellingham. the front will cross the cascades. behind it, it will be windy and breezy. that's what's going to happen in the northwest. none of that rainfall heads for california where we're starting to warm up a little bit. should be a beautiful, sunny day. umbrellas in the northwest and sunglasses down in the west. that's a look at your nati

what is most impressive. 90 in d.c., a foot of snow in minneapolis or the fact that abilene, texas, was 93 yesterday, 1 hours a2 hours ago they're 36. >> take your pick. >> it's an extreme day. dallas, texas, your temperatures dropped 20 degrees as this cold front is going through. look at the temperature in st. louis, 70. look at denver, 9 degrees in denver right now. one of the coldest april mornings you ever recorded. we have the crazy extremes out there. it could be 90 degrees in dallas. the cherry blossoms just popped out in a hurry yesterday with temperatures in the 80s. a little bit of showers early this morning in new england. we could get another round later today. bring that umbrella with you to the north. now to the middle of the country. we're going to see the snow. it's going to be mostly tonight into areas tomorrow morning. but sioux falls to minneapolis, 6 to 12 inches of snow is possible. we even have freezing rain out there this morning in a few spots, especially oklahoma city. the one good portion of the forecast, we didn't get the tornadoes yesterday. no complaints. i

to des moines to kansas city, abilene, austin, likely we'll light up with these thunderstorms and take them east, chicago, involved with this. pittsburgh, tomorrow. memphis, jackson, also into new orleans and then don't forget we've got blizzard conditions out in two states today and heavy hit of snow for that north dakota/south dakota area. this storm has it all. all four seasons kind of supersized into one event, guys. >> that is some system. thank you very much. >>> to josh and all the other headlines including more on the great and emotional win by louisville. >> some game and some run. last night, what a madness it was and it has all come to a close however incredibly dramatically the louisville cardinals were the top seed heading into the ncaa tournament but then they had to fight hard every step of the way and the final game against michigan was no different. >> yes, here we go. >> reporter: it was a fight and a great game from the opening tip. the relentless louisville cardinals fighting their way back from a 12-point deficit. and taking the lead for good. >> we became a great

take a look at the area of severe weather today, abilene, texas, to cincinnati to birmingham, alabama've got the risk of strong storms, tornadoes, hail, wind. we're looking at a vigorous line of thunderstorms moving through the midwest and this line of thunderstorms going to also be a big problem for tomorrow from again abilene all the way into peoria, illinois, risk of tornadoes, heavy rain, two to four inches of rain, could be flooding rains tom >>> 7:38 on a tuesday morning. more fierce wind to get to. grab your coat as we head throughout tomorrow. winds will relax. we will get a little bit of warmup tomorrow afternoon. as we get into the upcoming weekend and the end of the week. temperatures are going to end up in the 70s. pretty comfortable in livermore. we have a much calmer atmosphere. 83 by saturday. >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you so much. >>> coming up next the question some are asking in the wake of the boston bombing. how do you keep people safe at crowded events like a marathon or a parade or anything else? we'll talk about that, right aft

take a look at the area of severe weather today, abilene, texas, to cincinnati to birmingham, alabama've got the risk of strong storms, tornadoes, hail, wind. we're looking at a vigorous line of thunderstorms moving through the midwest and this line of thunderstorms going to also be a big problem for tomorrow from again abilene all the way into peoria, illinois, risk of tornadoes, heavy rain, two to four inches of rain, could be flooding rains tomorrow. that's what's going >> good morning. today should turn out to be a nice day. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you so much. >>> coming up next the question some are asking in the wake of the boston bombing. how do you keep people safe at crowded events like a marathon or a parade or anything else? we'll talk about that, right after this. [ children shoutin] [ blows ] [ poof! ] wooo! hey there! i'm your rav4 genie. got any wishes? i wish my son was safer. well, this rav4 has a blind spot monitor and 8 airbags. whoa! how about when he's not in the car? right. [ snaps fingers ] [ lau

i want to show you some of these storms are prompting severe thunderstorm warnings here through abilene and heading to the northeast. this line will continue pushing to the east. there's dallas and waco to the north, extreme northern along the county line where we have the fertilizer plant and i'm expecting those winds to be very gusty out of the south between 25 and 30 miles an hour. the only thing that's going to happen when those line of storms roll through is the winds are going to shift to the north but remain very gusty. not only through the day, we're probably not going to get the winds to relax until friday afternoon. but they will shift very early in the day from the south to the north and west. as that squall line moves through, heavy rain, large hail and lightning. keep in mind, you have the potential of some rotating the thunderstorms here. but even straight line winds can gust upwards of 70 miles per hour. this is a dynamic cold front, an unbelievable change in weather. temperatures will drop. by the time we get to the mid afternoon, the folks will be needing winter coats.

they lived, again, on a frontier town of abilene, kansas. it was a hard life, a very hard life. six boys and a sent who died in infancy. ike said it was the most cheerful person he ever knew. and when you look at pictures of her, that smile that we all associate with dwight eisenhower came straight from the face of ida eisenhower. her husban dour man who had been a failure, had never quite gotten over failing at business, and was very distant from his children and was a very harsh, harsh disciplinarian. but all of this -- ida was very resilient, and she made do when they had no money. she had to send the boys to school with patched clothes, and young dwight, as a school boy, had to wear his mother's old high top shoes. that was bound to have been a bit of a humiliation for a boy. you know now why he was such a scrapper on the school grounds. they earned money from the time they were, oh, 6 and 8 years old, the boys had to earn money, did all those things, sold vegetables from their garden. it was a hard life. west point, of course, gaye eisenhower this access to everything, and

where that happens, we've got the risk of strong storms from abilene, texas, on up into municipal of missouri, into central ohio and down into alabama with the chance of tornadoes. and tomorrow an even stronger risk for much of central oklahoma. >> good morning. it will be a little bit warmer than yesterday. today we will be in the upper 60's and the low 70's. >>> that's your latest weather. willie? >> msnbc contributor mike barnicle is a native of the boston area and long time journalist there who knows the city just about as well as anybody you would ever meet. mike, good morning. >> good morning, willie. >> if my math is right you wrote your first column for "the boston globe" in 1973, 40 years ago. you've been taking the pulse of that city for decades. bha what's the pulse like this morning? >> well, it's a somber pulse today, willie. but there is a pulse. it's vibrating throughout the city. and hopefully throughout the country. and it's the pulse of people who were knocked to their knees yesterday by these explosions that occurred on boyleston street, five blocks up from where i

abilene into peoria, illinois. risk of tornadoes and heavy rain and would to power inches of rain could be flooding rains tomorrow. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. cloudy and cool on this tuesday morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. temperatures now in the 50s. all around the region from west virginia to the atlantic beaches and we will stay in the 50s for another few hours under the cloud cover that's with us now. we will get breaks in the clouds later today and with the southerly breeze we should warm into the upper 60s, maybe low and mid 7 ons to a few locations. mild pattern continues another couple of days and could get thunderstorms late friday into early saturday morning. >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you so much. >>> coming up next the question some are asking in the wakef the boston bombing. how do you keep people safe at crowded events like a marathon or a parade or anything else?

abilene, you're also involved in this.ng, powerful line of thunderstorms behind that. snowmaker behind that and cold air in the country yet again >> lots of clouds all across the area this morning, but we do expect the clouds to break a little bit this afternoon. some peaks of sunshine on the way, along with warmer temperatures. we should >> and that's a look at the weather from times square here in new york. now let's go to boston and josh. >> all right, sam. thanks. members of the tufts university women's lacrosse team were, in fact, right at the finish line. a shot you see from the wcvb-tv helicopter over copley blase have cheering on their fellow students who were in the race, three members injured in the bombings and the chaos afterwards and want to welcome them. it's worth pointing out yesterday patriots' day. this is a college town at its heart. so many college students look forward to this day, a day to spend to revel with your friends so tell us about the first moments again when that bomb exploded as you were wat

abilene, midland, del rio and extend it over to houston.ston, just stay up with us during the day today and keep an eye on those strong to severe storms. the numbers in all of this area shaded in purple are 10 to 15 degrees cooler than normal. chicago had its coldest start to april ever. 18 is the way it feels. detroit at 16, washington at 33. that's definitely cool air. >> good news for the west coast. drier along the california coast. >> that is great news. thanks, sam. >> all right. >> we'll take it, thank you, sam. >>> coming up on "gma," "buckwild" tragedy, the star of the breakout reality show found dead in his truck with two others. now his father speaks about what might have led to their accident. >>> international murder mystery. was this young american entrapped in a sinister spy plot with china? >>> this is what 41 looks like. tv star jennie garth revealing her dramatic weight loss and the secrets to how she looks so good. >>> and then look at this. caught on camera. heidi klum turning supermom and superhero rescuing her 7-year-o

down to texas from abilene into dallas, getting hammered with the lightning.e on the way, because we're also talking severe weather as we go through the afternoon. but before that, more snow coming down, ice warnings, as well as winter storm warnings in place. even up towards regions like minnesota, they're expecting a foot or potentially more for areas like minneapolis, even into green bay, the snow is not done. even though it says april. as we go through the day here's the setup. the snow is going to be up to the north. also looking at a flood threat for parts of the upper mississippi valley. severe storms from texas, we're talking houston all the way over towards maryland. warm air still in the south. and look what's going to be happening today with the temperatures. we're talking 80s and 90s. d.c., the first 90 degree weather. 30s and 40s out towards the west. and then the cold air will continue to progress from west to east. watch those numbers drop from wednesday, as well as into thursday, say good-bye to those 80s, new york city. >> oh. >> thanks so muc

temps back to the west, pretty warm, 83 in abilene. to the northern plains, temps finally nice.d flood and muddy conditions. out across the west, another spectacular day. tucson 92. our first triple-degree readings across the colorado river valley. guys, back to you inside. >>clayton: are you excited for that? >>alisyn: let's get to your headlines. the new jersey man arrested for bringing home made explosives on a train is speaking out this morning. he says he made fireworks, brought them on a new jersey train and then detonated them in upstate new york. his roommate alerted police. the f.b.i. searched his apartment and confiscated gun powder. the 27-year-old said he never met any harm. >> i did something really dumb. i'd like to those nameless commuters that i didn't know. i will never do anything like this again. i will be sure to stay away from anything that combusts. >>alisyn: that's a good plan. police arrested him on the same day as the boston bombings, but they say he is not a threat. here's something you don't see every day. an alligator hazard at a p.g.a. tournament. th

stockman, abilene, san antonio. the system is going to be pushing to the east. you can see the heavy rain firing up, heavy thunderstorms as well up into wichita, and then the futurecast shows all of this makes its way to the east and as it does it's going to be dropping a ton of rain, we are looking for anywhere from two to four inches of rain throughout parts of texas, on into louisiana, mississippi, and arkansas, up into oklahoma as well. we're going to get to your local forecast in just a moment but first this message. this mes. we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ >>> good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist, christina loren. i want to show you our seven-day outlook. 707 inland bayside. 66 and 61 at the coast. tomorrow, close to 80 degrees. the rain comes thr

. >> host: rob, abilene, texas, we're talking with michael moss, the author of this book, "salt sugarfat." please go ahead. >> caller: yes. how do you balance our freedom of choice in america? you know, the great experiment, can man rule over himself with those who think they know best for us like bloomberg? is he right by saying i basically know better than you because you are addicted with this mouth feel, this flavor burst? do you, do you, um, have -- do you think the government should step in? >> guest: i'm empathetic with people who criticize bloomberg and call him bananas. we heard that decades ago when washington tried to regulate sugar and salt as well. um, but i think we have to remember that the playing field is not level. in the absence of government intervention, what we have are incredibly big, incredibly smart companies spending tens of millions of dollars every year not just to get us to like their products, but to get us to want more and more. and so much of that targeting is aimed at children. and these are children who no longer get home economics in school. girls an