. >> ava marie live in a new restaurant that has opened up in downtown baltimore. the focus on local and organic food. >> we are tracking some of fire activity in the city. checking on the major >> good morning. this is a live look outdoors. it will stay dark long been this morning because the time change. 46 degrees downtown. we will get even warmer as we head into the afternoon. we're live at a restaurant. it is relatively new and located at 333 north charles street. you enter on pleasant street and it is called jack for zach food. that is a huge push right now. here are jack and zach. how is it going? >> we started out at a farmers' market and it is going well. >> you draw from a lot of local farms. >> truck patch form out in frederick where we get our meat . we try to check out the other farms. some of our greens are from clifton park in baltimore and harford road. all other greens and onions, we just go and see what looks good at the farmers' market and that is how we pick will we get. >> this they geber curious amazing -- this veggie burger is amazing. >> thi

ava marie is having fun this morning to do some improv. what they did with the weather. >> they can improper just about anything. they have a new production that they are running. it is called "unscripted." that takes some talent to come up with that material. you have props to help you. >> you can get tickets at bigimprov.org. bring props. none of the characters come out estoppels with characters or props. -- none of the characters come out with characters or props. >> interesting. >> i would want to ask you a question -- this man has been dead a long time and i don't think it high pressure front is a good explanation. >> and the plot thickens. the audience can bring their own props. >> that keeps the show different. the crazy jump from your basement -- bring the crees the basement. from your you can get tickets at bigimprov.org. >> we show a storm system coming in from the west and probably passing to the south. the big question, to snow or not to snow? >> you are showing your classical side. want to see you participate in a skit with th

. >> ava marie live at the maryland home and garden show. i'm sitting under the tuscan sun. >> what a beautiful scene. westbound 100 is where we have some problems because of >> good morning. the sun or starting to come up. 39 degrees downtown. we're going inside. we're at the maryland home and garden show in timonium. this is the feature garden. the gardens are the main exhibit. this is amazing. you were chosen to do the feature garden. spectacular. >> thank you. what better way to celebrate the outdoors? this comes from western pennsylvania. this is old world craftsmanship. heme is "under the tuscan sun." we have a collection of evergreens, junipers, and pines that felt like old world tuscany. the outdoor experience. and see it. e >> people can and corporate these things into their own home. >> i have staff that will be here and for your garden needs. >> so much fun. let's check the forecast. very quiet conditions over the mid-atlantic. we expect a storm to come in over the later half of the week. i feel like i'm in europe. 1,000t table ha

ava marie joins us live from columbia talking about bikes.re the day when i had my banana seat. i miss that bicycle. >> they have shorts that padding in them. we're talking about and endurance cycling event 14 challenging benefiting crones and colitis, 50 miles and they will help you train. we are talking about what you would need to train for such a big event. that is a lot of time on a bicycle. it need to be putting some nutrients into your body. >> the to make sure you're putting something to keep you moving forward and especially if you're sweating. carry water with you and to put electrolux back again -- electrolytes back into your body. this is good for a longer distance and gives you some carbohydrates and protein to keep you moving. their nutritional supplements. this is almost like molasses in consistency and is sweet and gives you a car but hobert boost. -- carbohydrate boost. all kinds of products to keep you moving. >> you need to think about putting those extra nutrients back into your body if you're running more than 45 minutes.

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now back to ava marie. >> good morning. our storm is heading east. sunshine is moving in from the west. here's the current pattern. you can see the age of the clouds over the lower eastern shore. this is over ocean city. behind it, clear skies in baltimore stretching back into garrett county. a cold front is on the way. this will be pushing in from the north and west. the pressure drops and increases as you go behind this front. that will make the wind pretty strong. the temperatures will feel cooler. you want to have a jacket if you plan to step out today. we will have quite weather early weeks -- quiet. we will increase the chance for her as we move towards wednesday. we are on the edge of the cold front. the temperatures bouncing in the plains. 57 in kansas city. we expect temperature near 60 degrees. you may have to shave off a couple of degrees because of the wind. gusts up to 30 miles per hour. 61 in ocean city. sunshine as they head into the afternoon. 10 miles per hour when ind gusts in frostburg. pretty chilly tonight. we have a freeze watch

now back to ava marie. good morning. >> thank you. good morning.here is some fog and it will thicken up as we head toward the morning hours. close to sunrise, that is one the fog is likely to form. off to the west, there are some showers and thunderstorms moving in from west virginia. thunder reported west of oakland. not quite -- frostburg yet -- not quite reaching frostburg yet. baltimore is dry for the morning commute. we have a chance for thunderstorms later today. most of the clouds are off to the west. a large batch of showers and thunderstorms. mostly clear skies from baltimore down to ocean city. fog will be thickening up to the next couple of hours. we have high pressure offshore. this is bringing in of moisture from the bocean. very mild conditions. records set to be broken across many parts of the midwest. thunderstorms on moving into the plains with a cold front. 69 in kansas city. 50's into the mid atlantic. 49 at the airport. colder along the eastern shore. mostly clear skies. clouds and clear skies this morning. isolated thunderstorm

but first we say good morning to ava marie. today she is going organic. >> which is happened? >> she cannot hear. i'm sure they will teller she is still on tv. -- >> i'm here. can you hear me? there was a faint little noise. >> i think you did that on purpose. >> i will blame this on the solar flares. >> you are going organic. >> a new restaurant has opened up in downtown baltimore. we did do a story and we're talking about this new zach.rant, jack anad you guys have knowledge other forever. >> since we were 4 and 5. >> so you have the local aspect and you have started a local restaurant which focuses on food grown in the area. our meat comes from frederick, maryland. >> tell us about these dishes. omelet withour on wh sausage. this is a black bean veggie burger. >> what do you hope people will experience when they come here? >> we hope they get the small diner feel any sense of community and good food. >> this is a small diner and cozy. you can also get carry out. >> it doesn't take a lot to fill out and we do carry out. >> there located on north charles street and on pleasan

ava marie joins us live from the towson safeway. >> we're collecting food for the maryland food bank. now it is my turn. she will narrate walleye focus on healthy foods. i have two minutes. here we go. >> she is grabbing salad dressing. when you have it produce, you want the salad dressing. and here we are. tuna fish. nothing like healthy tuna fish in water, not oil. now chicken. nice perishable items that can go to items who are in need. we're stopping. we have 30 seconds. we're grabbing brown rice, pasta, beans. ava is on the move. more rice, more beans, more pasta. even a little cous-cous. here we go. canned vegetables. we have one minute left. low-sodium soups. grap some soups. some bean soups. she is under pressure. pressure like she is never experienced before but we're doing it. the green vegetables are behind you. the green vegetables are behind you. 30 seconds left. green beans. lima beans. we have corn. we have beets. we have more corn. we have spinach. we have asparagus. sweet potatoes. succotash. the time is up. ava is done. >> that was stressful. this will go to the healt

ava marie is previewing greek week. the energy is contagious. good morning. >> we have had mindy and stan doing the dance. now we're talking about the food. you can get some great specials. we're here at mezze. that is tough to say. >> this is one of the restaurants participating. 14 restaurants are participating from mount vernon to canton to 7 west in towson. go to baltimoregreekweek.com and you'll find out all the specials and everything that is involved. >> what type of food are the serving up for the special? >> mezze has all sorts of stuff. we have stuffed grape peppers, stuffed grape leaves, eggplant,, lamp chops, crabcakes. and we have a special greek meatballs. put lemon over everything. >> this is so much fun. it begins on sunday. you can find all the information on baltimoregreekweek.com. come try this food. let's check the forecast. a line of storms is moving through ohio. that will be heading our way and maybe could bring some activity. tony, do you put limits on everything? -- do you put lemon on everything? cereal. on my seri that

ava marie joins us from the timonium fairgrounds. good morning. >> what a neat event. this is called empty bowl. you get to pick out a hand- painted bowl. it serves as a memory for the organization you're helping. we felt the pain some bowls. >> this is an event that the committee gets behind. 30e 25 to -- we have a 225 to groups that helped. this serves as a teachable moment. people can take their bowl home with them. >> they provide a lot of services to the committee, including improving life quality. >> it is import would provide people with the basic needs such as food and shelter. we make sure there are youth programs that we're helping to provide tools to people that are building their lives back to self sufficiency. >> this is all for a great cause and you get to take home a beautiful bowl. tickets are $20 and you can buy them on line. bring the whole family. it happens at 12:00 p.m. and at 5:00 p.m. on saturday. we are tracking the rain moving over 95 south down. we will go back to tony. all different types of bowls. are painted and summer and handcrafted. >> s

. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> hold onto your hats, ladies. gusting wind through the afternoon. a cold front has passed by kicking up the wind. skies are completely clear with beautiful sunshine. the only we could enjoy it without the wind. moving well-off sure. very thin, high clouds moving in to garrett county. the cold front has dipped passed the state and is moving throughout virginia. we're now seeing temperatures dropping down. the colder air coming in from the north, we still have sunshine which is competing for the temperatures. it's keeping as pretty steady. we're not seeing a big movement. we will feel much colder and eventually a storm system will come in from the west that will increase our rain chances on wednesday. looking at the national map, you can easily find the cold front, the blue colors and proud of this darker green. you can see this is just dipping over maryland. currently, in the 50's, but in the third the's tonight. 60 in annapolis. 55 currently in gaithersburg. expected to get near 60, at best. the wind gusting up t

. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus for test with ava marie. >> we have quite a bit of sunshine out there. you can see that on hd doppler. hardly a cloud in the sky over the metro area. midwest, more clouds. starting to make its way towards hagerstown. none of this reaching the ground. maybe just a flurry comes out of that. we will take a wider view and see what is happening here. in a lot of clear skies across the eastern seaboard. storm system is essentially going to move in. this is a very powerful storm overtaking the northwestern part of the united states. eventually this will bring a slight chance for rain. before that happens, high- pressure and warming temperatures. you can see that by all the green shading, temperatures right now are in the upper 50s. 52 in atlanta. this warm air is pushing our way. 24 as you head up towards maine. 36 in westminster. frederick at 41. in ocean city, 38 degrees. we're expecting to reach the mid-to-upper-40's this afternoon. temperatures are still cool behind our latest storm. tonight, chilly once again. then the warm-up comes. mostly dry weat

. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> i hope everyone has gotten a chance to get outside and enjoy some of this pleasant weather. maybe you can take your lunch outside if you have a chance to sneak out. it is spectacular. mostly sunny skies from baltimore all the way down to ocean city. there are quite a bit of clouds from the west, very thin for now. they are allowing sunshine in. it is the western areas of the state that have thicker cloud cover, right now over allegheny county. the rate of a quiet right now, but there is a possibility that something good start to pop in the next couple of hours. let's look at the temperatures right now. with all that sunshine, we are quickly warming up to 68 degrees at b.w.i., 66 at the inner harbor, 60's and 70's along the eastern shore, cooler along ocean city. they were locked in the fog earlier on. to g8 in frostburg. overall, most areas are dealing with the mild conditions. we're seeing a big change, and eventually into the weather pattern. for now it is just the clouds in place. this is bringing in

first we would like to look outside with ava marie. what's going on?-- outside is a cooler version of what was going on yesterday. >> a lot of fog out there. 50 degrees the current temperature. >> a little drizzle reported at the airport. cloudy skies through most of the day. 60 degrees with the high temperature. we do have 70's in the seven-day forecast. stay tuned for details. >> our big story this morning comes out of dundalk. nine people are looking for a place to live after a fire took their home. >> and firefighters had to work to save one of their own. >> instead of enjoying their saturday morning in the comfort of their dundalk home, residents of this multieye unit building were -- multi-unit building were forced to evacuate. >> i was watching tv, and smoke started rolling into the house by the back door. >> i ran and got whoever out i could and i was knocking on doors. a couple minutes later, the fire trucks were here. >> firefighters rushed to this home saturday morning. upon arrival, residents told fire crews there may be others trapped insi

now let's get the latest from ava marie joining us live this morning previewing the circus.ing. >> good morning, sarah. the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus is in town. the first show is last night. we have many shows through the next week. how exciting, just so much to see. i'm with jeff the clown, you're my buddy this morning. what do we have behind us? >> we have the group that stands for acrobats from heaven. in the front, the two girls that you see, they're actually what is known as diablo, or chinese yo-yo. behind them, the three boys with the hats, they're doing what is known as hat juggling, which is the routine that they do wsh these two objects are absolutely amazing. >> and how about those pogo guys in the back depround? >> actually doing what you will see their act in the show. there's a whole punch of them, and they're all on these, so actually -- >> i can imagine how neat that would look. look at them go. that sounds like a fun way to get to work. >> they're actually quite fun. but these guys back here with the hats and diablos, they're something that

first we'll check outside with meteorologist ava marie. it is so nice and clear this morning. >> i think spring has arrived early. we're getting mild temperatures. it was chilly yesterday. we bounce back as we go through part two of your weekend. currently 32 degrees. beautiful clear skies right now. that will lead into sunshine. mostly sunny skies. just a few clouds in the west. by lunchtime, 60 trees for a high temperature. we have a lot of big events happening today, including a st. patrick's day parathe raid. we will talk about the forecast when we come back. >> our big story this morning, a grieving family says good-bye to a 13-year-old girl in what police called an accidental shooting. >> monae turnage is laid to rest almost a week after she was found in an alley. >> he has all his place and his glory for her. >> monae turnage was remembered by family and friends. >> the church was packed with people. it was standing room only. it was a very, very nice home-going service for her today. >> this is the church where edith turnage watche

now we check in with ava marie at the beer, bourbon, and barbecue festival.hi to greg for me. >> yes, sarah says hi. yes, we're getting excited for the beer, bourbon, and barbecue festival happening this weekend. it's at the cow palace, so even more space, which means even more people can come. this sounds luke a great time. chef, you've prepared this this morning. beautiful pig. >> yes, yes, took about 11 1/2 hours to cook, and we'll have whole hogs all weekend long, so, you know, just come on out to the beer, bourbon, and barbecue festival on friday night. you get a plate of pulled pork with all the trimmings, with your ticket. and saturday, it's a la carte, but you have the opportunity to go around to the different vendors that have the barbecue. >> i'm sure this is a huge draw. and then we also have the beer and the bourbon. so, greg, you're showing us some moon shine this morning. >> oh, yes, up to the try some? >> let me get some food in you first. we're going to try the pulled pork. chef, you had mentioned -- i mean, this cooks for 11 hours, that pig.

first we say good morning to ava marie.he is in towson working for a great cause. >> i have not seen a safe way so excited before. we're getting ready for the harvest for the hungry food drive. this morning we're doing a shopping spree and it'll benefits the maryland food bank. we have some corporate teams run through and grab as much as they can. this is the consolation energy team -- constellation energy team. >> this is such a great cause. we will collect some items, nonperishable foods. so important for the community. we want to win. >> introduce your team. >> we have melissa, michelle, and gabe. >> you have these yellow bags in your hands. >> we will put as many food items as we can. we will walk a very briskly. >> they are trying to focus on health the canned items. sometimes people donate food on their shelves that they do not want to be eat. >> the cost of these foods are so expensive and there are so many people who do not have access to healthy food. this is a great way to tell people that are in need. >> what is

first we say good morning to ava marie who has decided to go biking this morning. >> good morning. digit figure the nickname quickly behind back -- to figure out? i call you on call tony. >> i'm like 100 compared to you. >> we are talking about cycling this morning. this is all for crones and colitis and this is coming up the next couple of weeks. i'm with the senior in duran's manager and you're the coach for this program -- >> we have a half marathon program and a cycling program. we train people to ride a 50- mile ride. the event is in lake george, new york and we begin training in march. we have one to mark at 7:00 and 1 to mark columbia. -- tomorrow. >> tomorrow at 7:00 at the rei in timonium. >> and all this is on the website. 50 miles is quite a distance. i have done at 30 miles. what does it take to train for 50 miles? >> we meet every saturday for training and we have homework every week. and we do different drills. we focus on interest and we get them up to speed on geared changing so they are more than ready. >> that is something i should never done. we're live at perfor

ava marie is getting ready for big prime-time spot on "saturday night live." >> we're talking about aig play in baltimore and it is all improvised. no script. interesting concept. we're not far from the tv hill. i'm here with the director and one of the players. interesting concept. >> from the audience perspective, it will feel like a polite except you'll see the director and the stage manager. we built the set and props in front of you. eight players make the play happen but you have no idea what it will be every night. >> that takes a lot of skills from an actor's point of view. >> they are all improvises including the late director and the sound director, working together. it is coming together well. >> you had a show last weekend. you're giving a good analogy about improv. >> it is like a sport with rules. you know what is supposed to happen. with tennis, you serve and somebody will receive. but you don't know who will win the tennis match. >> press got was dressing you -- prescott was dressing you. you have a couple of shows coming up. >> you can go to bigimprov.org. >> some aud

ava marie it is that the timonium fair grounds of the home and garden show. >> we're giving everybody an edge on their spring planting. we're at the maryland home and garden show. we're checking out the show. you have one last week in to see it. this is incredible. this is all about books. >> books in bloom. this year we have all types of gardens. children's books like "the lorax." it will make you happy, whenever you come to say. >> there is even a wizard of oz. there are some colorful trees. all the landscapers got to be creative. >> i think this is our best gardens ever. >> the feature garden is under the tuscan sun. >> we have hundreds of home improvement projects. we have a chauffeur orchids -- we have a show for orchids. >> tickets are reasonable. >> tickets are $12. we have three big shows in one. >> bring your maryland library card to get a discount, and $$2. a storm is on the way. we go back to tony. they have a book theme. as you walk through it and learn about the different books, you can scan it with your iphone and find out where that book is in the library system. >> i s

ava marie has the latest on the forecast. >> we do have some fog.basically the areas that were able to cool down into the 40's overnight. you may see some fog this morning. it is in the 50's out towards the mountains. we do have showers and possible in the mountains and in the time. 68 around baltimore with fog early on and a chance for a shower later on. ocean city, 63 with sunny skies. mostly cloudy tonight with isolated showers. we just keep on warming up. 72 tomorrow with an isolated a thunderstorm. close to 80 degrees by thursday. >> thank you. 49 degrees on tv hill. they have been stars on the big and small screen for four decades. now the muppets get their do. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. which junk food item can you absolutely not give up? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it is the end of the road for familiar talk-show hosts. the final episode will take on tuesday for the talk-show by rosie o'donnell. it was

ava marie is showing her artistic side to how about a great charity. >> good morning.the timonium fairgrounds and this'll be the site of the big event happening this weekend. it is called empty bowl. i love the connection. tying an integral you're helping the community with food, shelter, and homeless is. i'm here with three separate we painted these baowls. >> the event is this saturday at the time orient fair grounds. people can come in and they get to pick from a beautiful b bowls.housands of oddba there will be a pottery demonstration to show the process of the clay, making a bowl. a cooking demonstration to make soup. we have about 13 programs that help people in need. >> you have so many programs. you are providing those basic needs and improve the quality of knife. >> anywhere from getting them some clothing or finding some shelter overnight to improving their quality of life and helping them transition back into hopefully permanent housing. >> people come here and they know exactly where their money is going to and they get to take home a bowl that can remind t

first we say good morning to ava marie, and she's previewing greek week. >> we need you down here.e're live at south pointe and we're excited about greek week. you will be the spokesperson for this event next week. all of baltimore getting evolves. >> baltimore greek week begins on sunday and the grand finale is a parade in greek town. >> the 191st celebration of greek independence. >> it was in 1821. we're very proud to be americans and we are proud to be greeks. we like to share our culture and our food. you can go to baltimore greekweek.com. there are tons of specials. when you come to the parade on sunday, he will see dancers, the u.s. naval academy marching band. we hope everybody comes out for all this. >> it sounds like a great week of great food. >> we want to share our culture with everyone. it is family friend. there are restaurants in baltimore city, rosedale, towson, great town, so they're all over the place. >> it starts on sunday and runs to the end of the week. the website or people confine the biz's. >> baltimoregreekweek.com. >> we were talking -- you mentioned how

first let's look outside with ava marie. >> we have a storm system moving off shore. that is good news there. we are tracking a quick clipper that could bring snow to the mid-atlantic. 41 for the current temperature at b.w.i. northwest winds at 9 miles per hour. that's a look at the forecast for today. we'll stick with clouds. showers are possible, rain showers that is, down to our south, especially toward the evening. other than that, baltimore is dry with temperatures in the upper 40's. just like this storm is missing us, looks like the next one will as well. i'll tell you who could get the snow when we come back in the seven-day forecast. >> the numbers are staggering. in the past three days alone, more than 100 tornadoes have touched down in 12 states. >> the devastation is widespread. there is hope for those hoping to pick up the pieces. here is jay gray with more on our main story. >> crews will storm the hardest hit areas of hurricane alley. >> tragic, terrible. >> it is like one minute are you here, and then you are gone. >> a disaster spread by 100 tornados t

first let's take a look outside with meteorologist ava marie. looths looks pret -- looks pretty out there. >> adjusting to the new time. at least there will be more sunshine later in the day. it took longer for the sun to come up, but it will set later on. the current temperature, light winds -- currently 35 degrees. expecting light winds. not more than 10 miles per hour. sunshine all day long, helping temperatures move to near 60 degrees in baltimore. if you are heading to the st. patrick's parade, you will hardly need a jacket. more details on the warmer weather in the seven-day forecast. stay tuned. >> our big story this morning, a grieving family says good-bye to a 13-year-old girl killed in what police call an accidental shooting. >> monae turnage is laid to rest almost a week after her brother found her body in an alley. >> the lord will look down on her today, and he has all his praise and glory for her. >> she may have been young, but monae turnage touched a lot of lives in her 13 years, which was evident to the hundreds of people that c

ava marie is going to show us her stuck doing some irish dancing. -- show us her stuff doing some irish dancing. >> i have been putting it all morning long. i am here with the mchale irish dancing company. we are giving you a sneak peek off. these girls have been practicing for many years, ages 8-13. they will teach me one of the simpler steps. ready? let's go. [inaudible] i am sort of keeping track. thank you. you did a great job. we are over here with linda as well. you were the instructor for these girls. >> they are joy. they do a great job here y. >> what is your web site? >> mchaleirishdance.com. >> you can see them at the parade in not vernon. they are number for men -- 49. and there will be the middle of the parade. radar showing a storm system coming in from the west that will affect the area as we head into night. back to tony in the weather center. bringing good weather for the parade on sunday. >> outstanding effort. we were all very impressed. >> new role, everything i do, you have to do. you will learn that they appeared to go i was a world- class skipper. i am lord of the

first let's say good morning to ava marie. she found the best food stops in maryland.ng on? >> we're talking about the beer, bourbon and barbecue festival happening this weekend starting friday going through saturday. they have even more space which means more people can come to it. they all start with the letter b. it is always a good time. >> this is a great time. this is our sixth year, i think. lots of people love to come out and enjoy it and have a good time and let a little steam off for the day. >> there is the beer. over 60 types. tell us about the beer-making process. >> ok. i wanted to do this and show you in a breakfast sort of way. >> it is breakfast time. >> basically in order to make beer, what you do, you take all of your grains. >> just like cereal. you don't actually use cereal. >> this rice, whatever. you make a mash. this recipe made up of all different grains. then you add your water. since it is breakfast time, we thought we would throw a little milk the there and you let that sit and ferment over time time. once you do that, you filter out the pro

but first, good morning to ava marie. she's decided to run away with the circus. what's going on?. yes, i've been threatening to run away to the circus, and i've finally done it, at least for one day. we're talking about the greatest show on earth. it's here in baltimore. i have just the clown with me. they've dressed me in a clown dress as well. jess, is that your real name? >> that's my real name. >> do you have a clown name? >> no, we use our real name. >> you had your first show last night. how did it go? >> absolutely great. the crowd was huge, very lively bunch. it was just a great show al toug. >> so i understand people have multiple chances all the way through next sunday, except for monday, multiple shows here in baltimore. >> correct. as you said, we do have shows all through this upcoming sunday, but the one following after, with the exception of monday. so you guys can all come out. any of the shows here, you can come one hour before the show, come down for our all-access preshow, which basically anyone with a paid ticket can come down on to the arena floor, meet some

first we'll get to ava marie. >> over 1 hundred hookup reports of tornadoes. a lot have to be con firmed. overall we had a lot of severe weather. it is a quick start to our severe weather season. 43 at b.w.i. partly cloudy skies. we are mostly calm right now. there is a storm system passing by to our south, and that will bring a chance for showers along the eastern shore. temperatures get up near 49 in baltimore. even tomorrow there is a chance for snow. i do think it will pass mostly toward our south. i think we will detail that when we come back in the full forecast. >> we were talking about the number of truly staggering. in the past three days, tornadoes touchdown in 12 states killing dozens. >> there is hope with communities vowing to pick you the pieces of what is left of their lives and rebuild. here's jay gray with more on our big story. >> this morning, clean-up crews will storm the hardest hit areas of tornado alley. all that is left from so many communities and lives ripped apart from the storms. >> tragic terrible. it is like one minute you are her