lauren casey of our minneapolis station wcco. lauren, that is a lot of land and a lot of people threatened by dangerous weather. >> it is, indeed. and significant weather at that. the threat of baseball-sized hail and strong tornadoes is looming over parts of texas, oklahoma, kansas, and nebraska this evening and tonight. over two million people are within a moderate risk area, which includes oklahoma city and wichita, kansas. strong wind shear is creating an environment conducive to super- cell or rotating thunderstorms. so the threat of most concern is the tornado threat with a few strong and long-lived tornadoes possible. moderate is the fourth highest threat level on the five-tiered scale. major cities of dallas and kansas city, the tornado threatnd is less enhanced but strong damaging winds and large hail is still possible late tonight. >> axelrod: lauren casey with the dangerous weather forecast. lauren, thank you. a man accused of shooting at george zimmerman monday in florida is now out on bond. matthew apperson is charged