collapsed, the dutch had been overwhelmed, the belgians had surrendered, the british army trapped at dunkirk free and fell back toward the channel ports. behind them lay the sea. it was england's greatest crisis since the norman conquest. england's new leader, were he to prevail, had to stand for everything the british establishment had rejected. a viewed adolf hitler as a product of complex social and historical forces. their success would have to be a passionate,manicean who saw the struggle to the death between the powers of good and evil who held that individuals are responsible for their actions and the german dictator was therefore wicked. a believer in martial glory was required. who could rally the nation and brave the coming german fury and embodiment of faded taurean standards who was wanted for his tribute in honor and loyalty and the supreme virtue of action, one who would never compromise with inequity, one who could create a sublime mode and give men who wrote visions of what they were and might become. like it'll hitler, he would have to be a leader of intuitive genius, a born

dunkirk, new york. one of those places that gets lake-effect snow.emperature-wise, just around the freezing mark. it's not super arctic cold. 28, 29, 30. it has moderated somewhat. as you head west, bismarck is up to 40 yesterday afternoon. they were down to 8 degrees. you can see things on the back side of this cold air. really going to warm up. denver, 58. sake, 60. and phoenix, 90 degrees. can you believe that? even cool miami for them. 79. now, for our region, cold weather tonight. cold into wednesday. but a warmup begins on thursday. friday into the weekend. much milder temps here for the weekend. gusty winds up to 20 knots on the bay. bay temp around 55 degrees. tonight, down to the mid-20s. record is 22. some spots could get to 22. then tomorrow, high of only 42. normal high tomorrow is only 57. big cold air mass. but it's not going to be here with us much longer. >> temporary rest. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. treating high cholesterol. new guidelines and who should be taking medication. >>> no, i'm not a stalker. i haven't done