eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at cbs station wbz in boston. eric, what's next. >> reporter: scott that severe threat is increasing this evening as the storm is reforming east of the rockies drawing up the warm and humid air, where the air masses are clashing, this is where we see that thunderstorm activity, a widespread area of severe thunderstorm watches and tornado watches from northern texas reaching across into indiana this evening. we do have quite a few storms that are on the map right now. the highest tornado threat across western oklahoma, southeast kansas central missouri and southern parts of illinois. tomorrow this threat air large area, still a chance of tornadoes, large hail gusty winds from the detroit area to parts of arkansas and for fridays we'll move to the east coast including d.c., philly and new york. >> pelley: eric fisher, wbz eric, thanks very much. today, an american soldier was killed and several were wounded by a supposed ally in afghanistan. david martin is at the being. >> reporter: it happened inside a compound in

eric fisher of our station has more. lots of tornado and storms. a lot of damaging storms broaden it out. these are all wind and hail damage reportsal all 'long into texas. we're tracking it eastward for friday. the warm air along the east coast and gulf coast. most of it will take the form of a squall line as we head into the afternoon. so from the mid-atlantic including philly/d.c. areas and reaching through atlanta and the i-10 corridor. headed for friday. couldn't rule out a few isolated tornados. targeting a risk of severe weather from philly down through the try age area north carolina and reaching back into texas that's where the storms will be this friday. and high temperatures around the country generally looking at pretty warm stuff. lots of 60s and 70s and springlike forecasts with quite the weather this weekend. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >>> hillary clinton could launch her second bid for the white house as early as this weekend. she'll reportedly make the announcement sunday via social media. she's been in states iowa

i'm eric fisher, meteorologist of the cbs news.he baltimore police department is conducting a criminal investigation into the death of fredsy y freddy grey. he died yesterday a week after he was arrested. mark albert has our report. >> reporter: this amateur video shows a limp freby grey being carried his feet dragging on the ground put into a police van. there he was put in additional restraints 30678 minutes later please called an ambulance. he spent the next week in a coma. his mother did not want to be identified when she spoke to the station. >> hmm-mm. relatives and friends held a protest saturday. police won't say why four bicycle officers first stopped the 27-year-old, why he ran from them, or how he became critically hurt. on sunday hours after his death, baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake urged calm. i assure you we'll hold the right people accountable. >> she's calling for them to release the video. mark albert cbs news, washington. >>> one of the largest forensic scandals in this country's history is unfolding p

eric fisher, meteorologist of our boston station wbz has the forecast. >> it was a very stormy weekendcross the southeast. now that severe weather threat is moved toward the east coast as we head into monday to kick off the week. a big sprawling storm system. heavy rainfall moving up through philly, new york and over toward boston by the afternoon and also thunderstorms that will pop during the afternoon and evening. with these we could see some segments of damaging winds and large hail outside the i-95 corridor. it could be a rough commute. highlighting the area from central p.a. on down the east coast into central parts of florida, a fairly rare to end threat could rule out an isolated tornado. mostly hail. in terms of that heavy rain plus the wind coming in off the water, big boston marathon taking place for monday morning and it's going to be a very trying afternoon for a lot of the runners there. wind will be in the faces of many of them and heavy rainfall into the afternoon. the overall story for this week, the colder air taking back a lot of residents here in the eastern and cen

we're joined by eric fisher chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz. what is ahead tonight first? >> this has been a slow-moving system all week long. and more thunderstorms working into the mid-south overnight could become destructive with large hail damaging winds and heavy rain threat moves over towards the northeast and the boston marathon into monday. the main area threat region we're watching mississippi valley, little rock, back toward oklahoma. this is where some of the strongest storms will be developing tonight and moving east. tomorrow that threat goes to the east coast so places like d.c. raleigh, and down into central florida could all see some isolated severe storms. and a wind-swept cold rain, jeff, moving into the boston marathon. it will be a very trying afternoon for a lot of runs. >> glor: all right eric fisher. thanks very much. hundreds offing my rapts are feared dead after their bode capsesized off the coast of libya. italian officials say 18 ships are searching for survivors. in the past week, nearly 10,000 refugees have been res

let's bring in meteorologist eric fisher of cbs station ws about in boston. eric, who is getting the worst of it. >> jim it was a stormy morning and now we're transitioning into a stormy evening. two distinct areas, one towards the ohio valley, this is where the tornado threat is greater the other is the gulf coast. the storms will be heading towards the east coast by sunday morning. a tornado watch here, lower ohio valley. this is where some of the more violent storms will develop this evening heading east-southeast. severe thunderstorm watches along the gulf coast. the storms that came out of new orleans are creating a lot of issues for jazz fest as well as the p.g.a. tour golf. one sweeping across southern georgia and the low country of south carolina, the other area moving down the cumberland plateau and raleigh by morning. jim, stormy night. pay attention to warnings issued and make sure everyone stays safe this weekend. >> axelrod: eric, thank you. it was a $45 billion deal that faced high regulatory hurdles from the moment it had been announced 15 mongs

i'm eric fisher for cbs news. >>> the boston marathon trial is heading to the penalty face. a jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all counts wednesday. the same panel will decide whether he should be executed or spend the rest of his life behind bars. don champion, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. observers caesarsay tsarnaev showed no emotion. the jury could take much longer to decide if tsarnaev should die or spend the rest of his life in prison. it is now up to a federal jury to decide the appropriate punishment for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. on wednesday, the 12 men and women found tsarnaev guilty of 30 counts connected to the 2013 bombings. now defense attorneys will present new evidence and call on experts to try and save tsarnaev's life. >> we may also hear from relatives, from friends, who can talk about his change. he was a normal teenager. how did he become the person who allowed himself to do this terrible act? >> reporter: from the beginning defense attorney judy clarke conceded tsarnaev was pressured to carrying out the attacks biz hi o

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