now by that time the passage of the kansas-nebraska act had nullified the missouri compromise, and that had the effect of opening up kansas and nebraska territories to the possibility of eventually becoming slave states. the kansas-nebraska act as many of you know was negotiated through congress by illinois senator steven douglas. the effect of the kansas-nebraska act seriously affected the political coalitions across the united states. people who were moving towards a new party struggled with what name they might call this party, fusion party, people's party, independents and anti-february in were considered but the republican party became the most prominent, anti-slavery, northern democrats, some of whom called themselves free democrats, former supporters of the liberty party and the free soil party, along with the good number of no-nothing party loyalists helped establish the republican party. many of these people were part of what was then called the anti--february in movement and thus some northern democrats came to be called anti-nebraska democrats. in 1856 a group of illinois ant

the little giant introduces legislation which comes to be called the kansas-nebraska act. and what's he up to? well, in part he wants to organize at least some of that portion, the northern portion or central and northern portion of the louisiana purchase territory. he wants to organize that. why is he so interested in organizing it? variety of explanations here. and i think one shouldn't necessarily zero in on just one. douglas was a devoted unionist and he'd been a champion of western development for some time. in his hopes to provide a kind of balance between the north/south conflict that had characterized politics for decades. so definitely douglas is a committed unionist, of course, his unionism, his commitment to the union dove-tails rather nicely and neatly with his own ambitions, interested in getting the democratic nomination for the presidency. and he recognizes that as a northern democrat, he needs southern support, but, of course, the -- it's a tricky balancing act, right? how do i be a successful -- how can i be a successful national politician given the secti

we had tornados from kansas, nebraska, tennessee and kentucky.s went all the way across the middle of the country. that was rare and how many and how intense they were. 30 preliminary reports of tornado tornadoes. 20 have been confirmed by people on the ground. 12 fatalities. the big one was the ef4 tornado. the scale goes up to ef5. this was harrisburg, illinois. when you talk about ef4, you are talking about houses losing roofs, their walls, almost completely removed from their slabs. trees snapped in half. and cared just tossed. 180-mile-per-hour winds will leave you with the devastation that you're seeing here. this happened at about 6:00 a.m. when a lot of people got little if any heads up on this storm system. not really dealing with severe weather now just showers and storms left down there in areas of atlanta. as far as tonight goes a new severe weather threat develops late tonight, but it's not until the daylight hours on friday that we expect another huge severe weather outbreak. another tornado outbreak. this is in the exact same areas

. >> when douglas was so instrumental in passing the kansas-nebraska act it back fired in many ways on him and caused him some real problems in illinois. he was concerned about whether or not he would be reelected to the senate in illinois in '58. so for that reason douglas was interested in maybe having these debates. on the other hand, abraham lincoln was not very well known in 1858. and the effect of the debates really catapulted his name and reputation across the nation. so lincoln was interested in having these debates because it would enhance his name and increase familiarity with his name throughout illinois. so in '58 both of them and both of their political allize on both sides decided that these debates would be beneficial to each of them. there were seven debates because there were seven political, congressional districts in illinois at that time. and when lincoln and douglas come to galesburg, lincoln knew very well what president and i know and the knox alums know which is lincoln knew very well about galesburg and knox college's reputation. he knew he was on very good gro

the threat of tornadoes is greatest in central texas, oklahoma, kansas and nebraska. the system could also trigger flash floods. in colorado, high winds fueled a wildfire that scorched more than 80 square miles and destroyed two homings. the fire forced all 300 residents of the town to evacuate. they've now been given the all clear to return home. firefighters from more than a dozen local departments spent the night trying to gain the upper hand on the flames. meanwhile, mid-march feels like may from the northern plains to the southeast. temperature could hit record highs in minneapolis, detroit, indianapolis, atlanta, and even burlington, vermont, where the mercury could reach the upper 60s. and in washington, d.c., the famed cherry trees are blooming earlier than usual thanks to the warm winter. blossoms are expected to reach their peak tomorrow. >> one more place for warm weather, international falls, minnesota. nicknamed the ice box of the nation, could reach the 70s today, shattering record high of 60 degrees set in 1918. >>> some time this week formal charges ar

here rather nebraska kansas or. here i don't like a levee over there in that sale for twenty years. robert mccain longtime death row inmate i met him when i first got there he was a good guy that made him an orderly they trusted him he. was a good guy he didn't give the inmates any trouble even give the staff any trouble until the day died until he was scheduled to be executed robert had. results not to let the state of oklahoma kill him so he purchased and stored enough narcotics to kill himself several times over. in defiance of. or despite the rules and procedures that are put in place to prevent such a thing on the afternoon of robert's execution he took enough drugs to killing self several times over when he was discovered the the agents for the state of oklahoma instead of letting that man die which was their objective that day is that he leave this earth he did it for them instead of allowing his death in this peaceful manner that he chose by drug overdose they rushed him to the hospital come to stomach gave him the drugs to counter act the narcotics took him back to prison i

the storms moved from nebraska across kansas and missouri into illinois and kentucky. police three people died in tennessee. survivors say that the twister struck in an instant. >> i heard the wind picks up. all at once it felt like the house was coming apart. the windows blew out and glass was flying through the house. >> sounded like a train. like thunder. >> meteorologists predict another strong system could hit late tonight into tomorrow with the midwest and the south right in the bull's-eye. reporting live in northwest tahman bradley. >> thanks. we dodged the worst of it, but heavy rain and high water said rescue crews through montgomery county. our photographer caught emergency workers on the way to rescue stopping to a veteran driver from her car along 277 after getting stuck. she was not hurt. >> taking a look a day ahead. a prince william county judge will decide if a suspected east coast rapist is competent to stand trial. aaron thomas attacked 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a decade. his lawyer says his client is refusing to communicate. he faces

do you know that the plains states and parts of nebraska kansas and texas could see 90 degree temperaturesekend? we are on the other end of the spectrum for the moment ... we're looking at a view from the hancock building ... it is fairly cloudy out there and we have some drizzle going in this area. we're looking back on this incredible month. 6675 new high temperature records were set across the united states reaching into every state at one point or another it was a historical warm month of march and that includes chicago we are running over 16 degrees above normal ... it's two degrees warmer today than it was yesterday when this coming off lake the 12 noon temperatures will be rising between 15 and 20 degrees warmer saturday sunday ... we may not get very warm by the lakeshore tomorrow but by sunday we may see some 80 degree temperatures in parts of the chicago metropolitan area. it is currently 50 degrees at o'hare. the water temperature and light michigan it is 51 degrees the lake is 22 days ahead of itself in temperature levels from one year ago ... the pollen counts are high. taking

residents in nebraska, kansas, missouri, illinois, kentucky and tennessee have all lost their homes.eporter: what are we see something >> my home. >> reporter: this rv was picked up ands toed across the parking lot -- tossed across the parking lot. >> before i knew it, the driver friend of mine, i had to pull him out. >> reporter: tornadoes are a way of life for these states, but that does make this sudden destruction any less painful. >>> teachers return to work at a school in ohio today which was the scene of a shooting on monday. three people were killed. today, the teachers met with counselors, and they learned how to help their students when the students return to class on friday. police say that 17 year-old tj lane has confessed to the shooting. he reportedly selected his victims randomly. >>> in california news, help may be on the way for california homeowners. especially the 500,000 currently facing foreclosure. state attorney general, kamala harris, announced an ambitious homeowner's bill of rights. it would rewrite the rules for lenders and borrowers. >> this is about makin

in harveyville, kansas half the homes destroyed storms moved from nebraska, across kansas and missourinto illinois and kentucky. tornadoes touched down in the country music mecca of branson, missouri destroying this hotel and theater. the destruction enormous but the worst may be yet to come. meteorologists predict another strong system could hit friday with the midwest and south right in the bull's-eye. tahman bradley, abc7 news. >>> "good morning america"'s sam champion is in harrisburg, illinois he will have updates on those storms on gma coming up after our newscast at 7:00. >> seems like there's been this sort of tornado magnet through that part of the country this past year. >> last couple of years, good point eric. seems like tornado alley has shifted a little, tomorrow could be worst than the last two days especially atlanta, louisville and stuff it is that time of the year welcome to march everybody. we are talking about snow and even showers, nothing like what they see in the midwest and southeast. here's a look at downtown san francisco, low clouds, a lot of moisture we just

residents in nebraska, kansas, missouri, indiana and kentucky have all lost their homes. >> before i knew it, i was upside down. a driver, a friend of mine was still in the back. i had to pull him out. >> tornadoes are a way of life for these states. that does not make the sudden destruction any less painful. >>grant: here is video of one of the tornadoes shot by a storm kezar. the storm is not done. officials and residents are bracing in the southeast u.s.. more tornadoes are possible. thunderstorms are definite and winds are expected to reach 80 mi. per hour. >>pam: on the peninsula, a bay area cemetery is the newest victim for metal seeds. the crime is widespread. canton's it is joining us live. kate >> of magic shelling of the lay flowers at the gravesite of a loved one and a finding the base rate from their graves. that is exactly what happened here at cypress memorial park. here is the view of the cemetery the cemetery's stretches acres and acres. there were too fast. the funeral director says they were very well planned. thieves struck in the dead of night. they do have staff

there were square-feet tornado sightings in nebraska, kansas, missouri, illinois, and kentucky.hey flattened hundreds of homes and businesses. >> it is going to take quite a while to clear this up, get folks back to where they belong and try to make their lives whole again. >> this is after declarations are issued in the damages areas and state and federal assistance has already arrived. >>> two american soldiers were shot to death today on a military base in afghanistan by two afghans, including one believed to be an afghan soldier. it is the latest case of afghan soldiers or militants who are disguised in their uniforms killing u.s. troops. this is video of the casket as rivalling on monday at dover air base of two u.s. military advisors who were killed while sitting in their office at the afghan interior ministry. at least six u.s. service members have been killed by afghan security forces in retaliation for the burning of copies of the quran at a u.s. base. >>> it was once their strong hold but now rebel forces in syria are retreating from a neighborhood. they have been unde

if you were out and about today in the plains, nebraska, kansas, then you know it felt like a june afternoon. new record high temperatures for this date set in omaha, topeka, unseasonably warm temperatures across the midwest, all the way to the east, even burlington, vermont, hit a record high 67 today. tomorrow might be a good day to skip work or school. almost everywhere from the plains to the eastern seaboard, it's going to be more like summer than late winter. we're not expecting high productivity here in new york to be honest. >>> a big day on wall street today. stocks soared as jpmorgan chase announced it's raising its dividend. dow was up almost 218 points, now less than 1,000 points from its all-time high. nasdaq closed above 3,000 for the first time since the year 2000. and the s&p 500 hit a new recovery high, less than five points from the 1,400 mark. >>> still ahead, as "nightly news" continues, more on our top story tonight. the american soldier who snapped in afghanistan. tonight, his military base here in the u.s. has had its share of trouble and tragedy. and later, on making a

the threat of tornadoes will be high from northeast kansas to southeast nebraska. storm moves through the northwest and northern california. some areas they get as much as 8 inches of rain. afternoon thunderstorms are possible from oklahoma to arkansas. >>> in sports, a rematch of last year's nba final between the mavs and the heat. in the third, lebron james kills a pass for the lay-in, giving the heat a 13-point lead. then in the fourth, he makes another steal then goes high for the big throwdown. look at that. miami sends dallas packing, 106-85. >>> and in l.a., the thunder's russell westbrook helped take down the lakers with a long distance buzzer-beater to end the third quarter. westbrook finished with 36 as oklahoma city humbles l.a. 102-93 for their fifth consecutive victory. >>> in baseball the oakland a's earn a split in tokyo. bottom of the seventh, cespedes hammers his first major league home run putting the a's up by one over the mariners. balfour seals the win getting smoak to ground out in the ninth. oakland topped seattle 4-1. >>> when we return, the

branson, missouri twisters took a toll on hotels and theaters and tornadoes touched down in nebraska, kansasnd kentucky. >> a little early for these kinds of tornadoes, and for us a little late to get the kind of weather we are getting. >> unusual weather everywhere. let's check in with sandhya. here is live doppler 7hd. i want to show you where we are seeing moisture right now. it is very isolated in the east bay. hayward is seeing a little moisture across dublin and we have had reports of very light rain, oakland and hayward and livermore. in the sierra nevada this is all turning to snow. still chain requirements on 80, 50, 88 and forest. heading to tahoe? keep this in mind. up to a foot and a half at squaw valley and close to that at alpine meadows. really these totals, some areas are up to two feet in the last 48 hours. the snow is piling up. the backcountry, there is an avalanche advisory until 7:00 a.m. thursday. if you are going to enjoy the powder, keep that in mind. just over an inch at ben loman. san rafael, more than an inch. picking up just under half an inch in concord. this sto

weather service has confirmed at least 16 tornadoes across the country through seven states, nebraska, kansas, missouri, illinois, tennessee, indiana and kentucky. over 300 reports of severe weather across the region described frightening details such as wind gusts of over 80 miles per hour and golf size hail storms. there were reports of power outages for thousands of people particularly in my home town of louisville. downed power lines, flash flooding were reported all across the state. news reports and accounts from my own staff tell me there's been considerable damage across kentucky including dozens of homes and businesses damaged and several people injured. two people in mccracken county near paducah were rescued from an overturned mobile home and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. from what we know at this point, however, thankfully it appears no lives were lost in kentucky. unfortunately the same cannot be said elsewhere as the severe weather that was that raged through six other states reportedly has claimed at least 12 lives. i join my colleagues from the affected states

branson, missouri twisters took a toll on hotels and theaters and tornadoes touched down in nebraska, kansasnd kentucky. >> a little early for these kinds of tornadoes, and for us a little late to get the kind of weather we are getting. >> unusual weather everywhere. let's check in with sandhya. >> here is live doppler 7hd. i want to show you where we are seeing moisture right now. it is very isolated in the east bay. hayward is seeing a little moisture across dublin and we have had reports of very light rain, oakland and hayward and livermore. in the sierra nevada this is all turning to snow. still chain requirements on 80, 50, 88 and forest. heading to tahoe? keep this in mind. up to a foot and a half at squaw valley and close to that at alpine meadows. really these totals, some areas are up to two feet in the last 48 hours. the snow is piling up. the backcountry, there is an avalanche advisory until 7:00 a.m. thursday. if you are going to enjoy the powder, keep that in mind. just over an inch at ben loman. san rafael, more than an inch. picking up just under half an inch in concord. this

reported dead in tennessee, lots of injuries in tennessee as well as across other states like kansas and nebraska. >> building tops just tear open. >> we're going to get crushed, that's what i thought. the ceiling tops were coming down. i thought the i beams were coming down on us next, scary. >> now these have been much more like storms we typically see in the spring. this could be another round of severe weather in some of these same areas friday. so this is an early start to severe weather season and it's very similar to what happened across parts of the midwest last april and may. this is not a good sign. we're lucky here we've just had rain. a few more hours of rain possible. watch for the possibility of flooding in your area and we can't rule out a big of for the later tonight, but hang in there because i have much better drier news in the forecast. you'll like what i have to share when i join you upstairs later. >> now you can have the fox 5 forecast at your fingertips. check the weather any time with the most updated information on your smartphone. go to the apple app store or android mar

the storms went from nebraska, to kansas and missouri, into illinois and kentucky. the mecca of branson, missouri, was struck. the destruction is enormous. the worst may be yet to come. meteorologists predict another strong similar could hit friday. >> relentless weather. and has a team of reporters spread out across the disaster zone, including chris bury. he'll give us a snapshot of the new normal in harrisburg, illinois. you can see how powerful this tornado was. the mayor told us he heard the sirens go off. and then, he knew in his gut that something awful was going to happen. at least six people were killed. entire shopping malls flattened like pancakes. homed ripped apart. cars turned asundayer. the damage took only a few moments to inflict. it may take many, many months to rebuild. chris bury, abc news, harrisburg, illinois. >> and mild temperatures where chris is. but the passive storm hit other states with a wintry vengeance. nearly two feet of snow in northern new england. powerful winds stirred up whiteout conditions. many schools were closed, flights wer

in harveyville, kansas half the homes destroyed storms moved from nebraska, across kansas and missouridestroying this hotel and theater. the destruction is enormous, but the worst may be yet to come. meteorologists predict another strong system could hit friday with the midwest and south in the bull's-eye. tahman bradley, abc7 news. >>> "good morning america's" sam champion is in harrisburg, illinois he has the latest updates on gma and that is coming up in 13 minutes, right after our newscast. >>> near tornado alley, not classic tornado alley that we know but close enough i guess. >> this time of the year tends to be more to the south, upper midwest heart of the -- pretty unusual. as far as being prepared here light rain, drizzle falling for the morning commute not as heavy as it was yesterday so far by what frances tells me the lack of accidents people are driving better or the roads aren't as slick as they were yesterday. you can see the greenes across all of our neighborhoods even snow on mount diablo about to move into mount hamilton as leading edge of this drizzle/ light rain is

there were at least 16 tornado sitings reported from nebraska and kansas across southern missouri tokentucky. it flattened homes an businesses. the it says the storm damaged 80% of that town. claimed momentum following last night's close michigan primary. as doug reports the candidates are turning their attention to delicate rich super tuesday. how late -- mitt romney hopes to keep that no tentum straight through super tuesday. it's the biggest so far for the frontrunner. the reason i won yesterday in michigan and arizona is because i'm talking about the issue people care most about and because i understand that issue personally. >> what does intense stakes make -- states make their choice next tuesday. a must win in the general election. the second place win in michigan chose his strength. >> heading here to tennessee and we're doing to be taking it all across the super tuesday state. ron paul is taking a break today. hopes for a win in his home state of georgia as well as others super tuesday contacts. georgia is the biggest state in delegates on super tuesday. we have a real chanc

that is the big swirl ec over nebraska, a round kansas city.e pretty strong thunderstorms along the mississippi valley. the high pressure is keeping the stormy weather away. the strongest arms have moved into mississippi. the potential for some severe weather. the upper air part of the storm moves back. the leading edge, where all the weather is occurring, it will be spread out. it will not be quite as strong as it gets to us by tomorrow night. we do stand to get a little bit of rain. here is that rush of warm air. the breezes will take the temperature up and up and up. not as chilly as last night. near 40. a few scattered clouds. the wins will be, overnight. here is the temperatures will be tracking. -- the winds will be calm overnight. here are the temperature is we will be tracking. most of the temperatures will be a round 60 or so. the breeze is bringing in warm air. we will be in the mid-70's to low-70's 4 highs. after dark tomorrow, some rain shower activity. 66 degrees to 70 degrees for the highs. south winds, gusting to 20. the rain com

the storms moved from nebraska across kansas and missouri into illinois and kentucky.n branson, missouri, that country music mecca, destroying this hotel and theaters. now this rash of tornadoes all caused by a powerful collision of opposing forces, a big cold front smacking into warm humid air. >> we think it's severe weather occurring in the springtime. but severe weather does and will occur anytime, anyplace, anywhere as long as the ingredients are available. >> reporter: the mayor told us he is heartbroken by what's happened to his town, a place where people tend to know each other. the damage that took only moments to inflict may take many months to rebuild. chris bury, abc news, harrisburg, illinois. >>> and in kansas hundreds of people spent the day digging through and cleaning up the pieces of their lives, now scattered across the town of harveyville. one father was able to protect the life of his handicapped daughter by covering her body with his as the ceiling caved in. forecasters from the national weather service explained why this twister hit without warni

the storms moved from nebraska, across kansas and missouri, into illinois and kentucky.ornadoes touching down in branson, missouri, that country music mecca, destroying this hotel and theaters. now, this rash of tornadoes all caused by a powerful collision of opposing forces. a big cold front, smacking into warm, humid air. >> we think of severe weather occurring in the springtime. but severe weather does and will occur anytime, any place, anywhere, as long as the ingredients are available. >> reporter: in harrisburg, the mayor already determined to rebuild. >> it's not something that's going to put us down. we're going to get back up. and we're going to keep moving forward, chris. this is going to make us stronger and better. >> reporter: the mayor told us he is heartbroken by what happened. the damage that took only moments to inflict may take many, many months to rebuild. diane? >> well, chris, as you said, the damage and destruction spread all the way from you in harrisburg, across to harveyville, kansas. population 200 in that town gathered. and every, single one of

in harveyville, kansas half the homes in this small town destroyed. the storms moved from nebraskao illinois and kentucky. tornadoes touched down in the country music mecca of branson missouri. the destruction is enormous the worst may be yet to come. meteorologists predict another strong system could hit friday with the midwest and south in the bull's-eye. tahman bradley, abc7 news. >>> "good morning america" weather anchor sam champion is in illinois he will have the latest updates on gma after our newscast at 7 a.m.. >>> more could be coming is that what we are seeing? >> a little today more so tomorrow, probably big event tomorrow from virginia down to alabama >> have you -- if you have ever seen the aftermath of a tornado, incredible damage. >> jaw dropping, head scratching, when you look and see how the winds can create what it does, amazing. that's what got me into this. we have dryness from sutro tower on to san francisco to the east bay hills clouds low once again plenty of moisture in them we are waiting for a triggering mechanism starting a small one to move through the

also tomorrow, nebraska, kansas into its tex. could -- texas.nd widely scattered showers tonight. and again, maybe tomorrow afternoon. but all in all, just a warm weather pattern for our region setting up. with temperatures back in the 70s by the end of the week. we could really get into warm air. right now, in the upper midwest, it's in the upper 70s. we might get to 80 or 81 by friday. yes. east winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 53. it is coming up. so tonight, any shower activity will be very early. and then just moving out here with lower fog overnight. low 50s tomorrow. low, maybe even mid-70s. any morning fog burns off, with temperatures back well above normal. almost 20 degrees. and that's going to stay that way all week long, even warmer by wednesday, thursday, friday. >> no complaints. >> not at all. >>> still to come. >>> disturbance downtown. i'm mike hellgren. why hundreds of young people converged on streets here over the weekend. the police response. and what the mayor is saying needs to be done for the future. ♪ [ a

across into western oklahoma and into kansas and into parts of nebraska.s is a very sloel-moving upper level system that we're talking about. we're looking at days ahead of seeing strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall that will likely cause big-time flooding problems. >> big extremes. thanks. >> we're about to welcome in spring. i can't believe it, in just two days. >> it's been here for weeks. >> that's true. all right. thanks so much, jacqui. >>> all right. the lawyers rechting sergeant representing sergeant bales will meet with him this week. he remains in voluntarily confinement. he has not been formally charged. >>> an update on the alleged abduction and release of an american in iraq. we now know his name is randy michael holts and he has been transferred to the embassy in baghdad. he was in baghdad on private business. they say he is not an active duty soldier or a contractor. yesterday a shiite militia announced it was releasing a u.s. soldier. holts identified himself as a former soldier working as a civilian contractor. >>> pretty sca

large hail, damaging winds and the threat of tornadoes are possible from nebraska to eastern kansas. a new pacific storm will roll into the northwest bringing heavy rain and mountain snow. >>> to sports now. you probably missed baseball season opener between the mariners and the a's because it was played yesterday morning in japan. seattle's ichiro suzuki is a huge star there and had a huge game. he got four hits, including an rbi single up the middle in the 11th inning. mariners beat oakland 3-1 and go for the two-game sweep this morning. >>> in basketball, spurs racked up their sixth straight victory. tim duncan popped in 18 points against the sacramento kings. nice floater in the fourth quarter put san antonio up by seven. he finishes with 19 to help the stars beat the kings 117-112. >>> the t'wolves' kevin love is playing like an mvp. he poured in 40 against charlotte and had 19 rebounds. this month he's averaging over 30 points a game. minnesota edges past the bobcats 88-83. >>> and in hockey, the new york rangers have moved to the top of the nhl standings. and they did it again

the storms moved from nebraska across kansas and missouri, into illinois and kentucky.nadoes touched down in branson, missouri, destroying a hotel and theater. the destruction is already enormous, but the worst may be yet to come. there is another strong system predicted to hit on friday with the midwest and the south in the bull's-eye. alabama, tennessee, and kentucky have the highest threats of damaging tornadoes. bear weather could last into the weekend. reporting live in the west tahman bradley, abc 7 news. >> it's 5:33. a big victory for supporters of same-sex marriage. today the governor of maryland will sign a bill into law legalizing civil unions if. opponents plan to fight the law. brianne carter has more on the ongoing debate. good morning. >> good morning. for some people in maryland this day is long overdue. this afternoon governor martin o'malley will sign the measure legalizing same-sex marriage in maryland. last week the senate narrowly passed the measure. this comes just a few days after the house passed the issue. this will be the eighth state to allow

that's why this zone right here, we talked about severe weather in nebraska, kansas, for oklahoma, texas, they will likely to be some severe weather today. 66 is our temperature at reagan national airport. wind out of the south light at 7 miles per hour. that's good enough to help warm us up very quickly. fredericksburg, close to 70 degrees. close to 70 already in charlottesville. petersburg, too, close to 70 degrees. again, we are warming up very quickly. and going for highs in the mid 70s. few locations, much warmer than that. down south charlottesville, that's what's left of the rain that came through this morning. look at this line. this has been holding together. very well since early this morning. these storms will be approaching dallas today. making their way just east of wichita. again, more tornadoes there. that storm system will be moving very slowly on off to the east. potential for severe weather. maybe around here at least isolated sphere weather on friday. showers for us today. snapshot of 4:00. for tomorrow, too. isolated light showers around the area. this little weak dis