this is north texas but we're looking at south dallas also. carl parker highlighted in the last ten minutes, arlington. that's where would you find the cowboys stadium. six flags. the texas rangers stadium. this is an entertainment complex. we're talking to a lot of people on twitter. people asking about why are so many people still driving? there is not mass transportation in the same way that it exists, for example, in the northeast. everyone pretty much drives. there is limited mass transportation. you independently drive. so we're talk b i-20, i-30, i-35. those are the major highways and they intersect the metroplex. this area that our reporter just said at the airport, that is about a 15-minute drive from cowboys stadium, texas rangers stadium. this is a large area. texas is a big state and we know that. and this is a large portion of north texas. greatly affected by this activity. >> these images were taken a few moments ago of the funnel cloud and the impact of it. you can see small minor explosions and light-ups at the left of the scree

tornado watch for most of north texas.e're getting unconfirmed, i should stress, unconfirmed reports that there is a tornado on the ground in south dallas, or south of dallas. let me get a distinction. there is a difference between south dallas and south of dallas. so we're understanding that it is south of dallas. a tornado, a possible tornado on the ground south of dallas. this is video from johnson county, right outside of ft. worth, texas. in fact, i'll have to be honest with you. i am getting text messages from family members in the area right now and they are telling me that they are preparing, if they need to, to get into safe spots within their homes. and perhaps hunkering down. we've seen some extremely volatile weather in the midwest and the south, as you well know, which we've covered on many of these being fatal tornadoes ripping through parts of the midwest and the south. so we'll keep you up to date. right now, a possible unconfirmed tornado on the ground, south of dallas, texas. some very ominous video comin

of a clot on dot amazing pictures from north texas. is 5:00 on the dot. >> more than a dozen people injured in texas. they took cover as the tornadoes approached. the car started shaking like this. i started setting jesus! >> some neighborhoods have of a curfew. the storms damaged more than 100 airplanes at dulles airport. >> the weather affected flights there and and other parts of the country including in our region. brianne carter is live at reagan national airport where some passengers were left scrambling out a backup plan. >> yes and some this morning are still feeling that. there's still one flight to dallas. airlines 6:00ican a.m. flight that is cancelled this morning. still scheduled on time for those headed to dallas. but it has caused trouble for medical. haveornadoes in texas plans in thel as 400 flightsl cancelled going to or from dallas. lisa was forced to find a new flight. >> we were on our way to austin. and his flight to corpus was canceled and he had at a hotel. night needed proof to show his employer why he would no

the red cross is say 200 homes destroyed. 650 damaged in north texas. no injuries. >>> a woman in north texas is digging through ditches to preserve pictures thrown throughout arlington from the tornado. personal information. catherine, her father died of a brain tumor five years ago. she only has three pictures the hold onto to remember the good times. now, she wants to help others remember tholes moments, too. >> someone's grandparents. they are having a birthday, that was found in the ditch behind my house. >> some of the pictures that you see from the tornado, they ripped through the gross and cases, but she is collecting those as well. that's what you think about that you would hate to lose. >> exactly, but they are doing the cleanup there. things are drying up for them. that is good news. >>> we have plenty of sunshine for today as well. exactly. we will be cooler, but this is where we should be. we have been so spoiled. now, right now on the satellite and radar. now, in the south, they do have the possibility for more severe weather for today. it

. >> the system that brought terror to north texas is on the move, now. but behind it, complete destruction. and incredible images of tractor-trailers literally flying through the air. >>> and on the ground, survival stories. a grandmother who clung to her baby grandson, as the storm roared overhead. >>> plus this morning, mitt romney's clean sweep of three, major primaries. a knockout punch to finally end the nomination. >>> and the women of baylor, champions while doing something no college team's done before. >>> also, the brouhaha over bond, james bond, that is. trading his martini for a beer. >>> good wednesday morning, everyone. the threat of dangerous weather is far from over. >> the powerful spring storm has moved east over the states of louisiana and mississippi. strong winds, even possibly a tornado, damaged homes in the city of new orleans overnight. >> and in dallas, they are waking up to major destruction, after a dozen or more twisters touched down. abc's diana alvear just arrived in one of the hard-hit neighborhoods in dallas. good morning,

it is extraordinary to see that widespread damage and destruction in north texas. violent storms ripped through the dallas/ft. worth area on tuesday. as many as a dozen tornadoes touched down. this morning those storms are moving into the mississippi valley and forecasters say more tornadoes are possible. >> now incredibly no deaths have

. >>> north texas hit by tornadoes, those who lived through it or cleaning up the damage and counting their blessings. we have the pictures from outside of dallas. >> reporter: hundreds of families are spending a second night away from their tornado- damaged homes. tuesday's storms tore off roofs, scattered personal belongings but claimed no lives. >> everyone is still alive today, that's a real blessing. >> reporter: neighbors helped each other after the twisters destroyed some homes. >> the whole community is coming out to embrace everyone going through this. >> reporter: as many as 13 tornadoes touched town in north texas, the strongest here was an ef-3 twister with winds up to 165 miles per hour. delays remain around airports. one thousand flights have been canceled leaving passengers stranded. >> i'm used to earthquakes. tornadoes is new for me. >> reporter: cleanups will take weeks and repairs longer. >> we had insurance and everything is taken care of. so we will rebuild. >> you have quite an attitude. >> i have faith. >> reporter: some weather experts say that tuesday's storm

a string of powerful twisters pummel north texas. >> i heard this crack. it was like a freight train or something coming through the house. all at once it was gone. >>> mitt romney sweeps trio of primaries. widening his lead in the race for the republican presidential nomination. >> we won them all! >>> and campus tragedy. the alleged gunman who killed seven people at an oakland college tells police he was angry that he was expelled. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, april 4, 2012. >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. recovery efforts are under way in north texas this morning after up to a dozen tornadoes ransacked the dallas area. more than a dozen people were injured, but so far there are no reports that anyone was killed. this remarkable video is not a scene from "the wizard of oz." one twister actually picked up tractor-trailer and threw them around like matchsticks. dozens of homes were damaged. this video was taken by mike napoli of the texas rangers from the dugout at the ballpark in arlington as the

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plan on more of the same today, for north texas, stretching to nebraska. adding a chance of a tornado, as well. expect plenty of wet weather in the west, with the rain at the lower elevations. and snow in the mountains from central california north into washington state. some snow in the rockies. some rain in northern new england. >> and most of the country can expect seasonable temperatures in the 50s and 60s. warmer across the southern tier, especially along the eastern gulf coast, with highs in the 70s and 80s. >>> so, up next, it's tax time. what are your chances of being audited this year? >> don't say the "a," word. >>> and john edwards headed to court today. a trial that could send him away for years. >>> and oops, she did it again. britney spears scores another multimillion-dollar de we're right back. >>> welcome back, everybody. there is encouraging news from the federal reserve this morning. the central bank's period report on the economy sees continued recovery at a modest pace. and even some improvement in jobs. that, plus some strong earnings

the best chance of tornadoes, north texas. we won't expect a tornado outbreak.the way, 64 today, willie. could be near 90 by friday. so big warmup coming for some areas on the east coast. >> should be a good week. bill karins. thanks so much. >>> let's turn to sports now. we begin with an incredible comeback last night in the nba playoffs. game one, grizzlies and clippers. 4 and 5 seeds. clippers were down 21 points to start the fourth quarter. you figure it was garbage time. it gets worst here. a lay-up. grizzlies up 27. up 27 points. just when it was starting to get ugly the clippers come to life. down 27 points in the fourth quarter. middle of the 26-1 run nick young nails a 25 footer. then less than 30 seconds to go chris paul injured by a foul. the clips up a point, 10 seconds to go. last chance for memphis. rudy gay missing a jumper. the clippers come back i'll say it again from down 27 points in the fourth quarter to steal game one 99-98. opening game between the celtics and hawks. their series being played in atlantic. sell tricks trailing by 4. under a

one of potentially three quisters that moved across north texas. in this debris field you see several items, including semi trailers, 18-wheelers lifted hundreds of feet into the airplane. again, just showing the intensity, the magnitude of this storm, as it cut across neighborhoods. it cut across businesses. really leaving miles of destruction that many are just now getting a chance to get out and survey, once the storms have moved through the area. in the wake of these storms, the debris is, again, stretching for miles here, and it is devastating. some of the tractor-trailers that were damaged, now thrown and tossed about. and laying on the ground. and when you look at some of the neighborhoods, and take a look at some of the neighborhoods where this storm crossed, you can see again just a sea of destruction. and these homes where people were spending their afternoons, right now, first responders still moving into some of these devastated areas, taking a look, making sure no one's trapped inside. and they're doing that across several neighborhood

back to you. >> severe weather experts in north texas to determine how many tornadoes actually hit the dallas metro area. >> karen brown joins us live from the town in texas. thank you for being with us. where is this town in relation to dallas and what have you seen today? >> well, good morning to you. it is east of dallas. but it took us about half an hour to get here so that gives you an idea of how close it was to the center of dallas. they have just listed the curfew in this subdivision. it was severely damaged. i just spoke to one man that saw his house for the first time after his route was completely ripped off, he had stopped tears streaming down his face and he said how it just said in how much they lost. if you look behind you can get an idea of what that has gone through. this pile of debris was what they were able to scoop out of the streets so that crews could get here behind this area is what is left of a two-story home but what is absolutely incredible is in this area, no major injuries reported. people tell me that they survived in their bathtubs. another man tells me

it's just some of the damage spread today across north texas. the storm line rolled in early this afternoon and covered the entire dallas fort worth area. a tornado emergency was declared by the national weather service. >> that storm will be moving in your general direction so take shelter now. >> reporter: highway drivers watched as one of the twisters formed and reformed in front of their eyes. chunk of metal and wood were suspended in the air as the storms closed in. >> i have three infants with me, three kids with me, i put them in the bathtub, laid on top of them, put a cover across them and we prayed. >> reporter: stately homes in the dallas suburb of lancaster suffered significant damage. neighbors hugged each other in relief while others pointed out damage and lost landmarks. much of this footage of the on coming twister was shot on a camera phone. dawn h-pbder son and her fiancee road out the storm in the bathroom of their business. >> i was praying mighty heart bathroom. if this concrete wall had gone the other direction it would have

in a number of cities around north texas, the defers degree is really remarkable.t people are talking about is the number of vehicles that were lifted up and pushed across parking lots across roads, sometimes highways. big rigs lifted up and thrown on top of other cars. remarkly, though we do have reports of injuries including seven people hurt in arlington, one of them in critical condition, no word of any fatalities resulting from the tornadoes that hit north texas yesterday. now, here in the city of arlington, the red cross on the scene helping people who can no longer stay in their homes. the salvation army has also set up a temporary shelter here. crews are trying to get the power back on to the affected cities throughout north texas. they are making pretty good progress but as you may be able to tell, the power certainly still out for hundreds, perhaps a couple thousand people here in arlington. the sound a generator, some folks have those to provide some temporary power. this is dan godwin. >> thank you so much. when you see the pictures, that video of those

a look at the damage left across north texas after a number of powerful tornadoes touched down. >>> andooldown is coming our way. mm, these artisan bagels are so tasty. what do you think "artisan" means? i believe art is latin for "well-crafted" and isan is greek for "one who cares." so, well-crafted by one who cares, huh? either that, or it just means "really, really, really good bagels." i think you left out a "really." dunkin's new artisan bagels are as authentic as it gets. soft, chewy, and delicious. grab one today. discover the authentic taste of dunkin's new artisan bagels. america runs on dunkin'. >>> looking at stories making headlines -- people are cleaning up across north texas after a dozen tornado touched down. residents say there was barely any time to find shelter before the storms hit. >>> one primary race in the district remains unresolved this morning. only 540 votes separate incumbent vincent orange from challenger sekou biddle in d.c.'s race for at-large council seat. >>> and students left without answers after a.c.t. college suddenly shut down. the for-profit colleg

gusty winds, heavy rain, and isolated tornados and we shouldn't see anything like what we saw in north texas yesterday. >> thank goodness. thank you very much. erik fisher live in if orney, texas and up next, talking politics, romney's running mate? >> we need a commander in chief. we need a leader that america deserves. >> our political panel will be back after the quick break to weigh in on the buzz surrounding paul ryan. does romney need a vice president like ryan? >>> the mcdonald's worker who claims she bought one of those winning mega million tickets is saying that the ticket she has is all her own. it is not part of the office pool. she hired an attorney. she held a news conference. we'll tell you what she is saying now, quite a drama, and join the conversation on twitter. ♪ [ male announcer ] we believe in thinking day and night... about your dog's nutrition. like the dual-defense antioxidants in our food that work around the clock... supporting your dog's immune system on the inside... while helping to keep his skin and coat healthy on the outside. with this kind of thinking going i

this is -- this is texas, in north texas. have any weather, so you do have to know about what can come your way during the months of the spring months in texas. >> well, congressman, we certainly wish you a lot of luck with the cleanup efforts in that area. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> boy, and isn't that the word of the day, providence playing such a big role. such luck for them as well. >> and, yes, north texas is a tough place to be when those sirens go off, you know it. >> alexandria yesterday was saying they are used to these kind of crazy shifts and swings in weather but i was curious about all the volume of tornadoes that they're seeing is that something that happens. >> when i lived there we used to say the tornado belt was north of us, oklahoma and the like. and i tend to think that now the tornado belt can certainly include north texas. >> it seems that things are shifting. >> certainly. >>> 36 minutes past 6:00 on the east coast, up next, are you ready for these tools? someone called out

one of three confirmed tornadoes in north texas. thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.she is looking at. this thing used to be her garage door. now, these are the areas that were really hit the hardest, arlington, rock wall and lancaster. they are all around dallas. dallas could have gotten pummeled. we are talking about ef 2, ef 3 tornadoes. 111 to 150 miles per hour wind. take a look and listen to this video. shot this video of a tornado sweeping through lancaster yesterday. it barely missed the local school but you can see all the debring. look at that, being tossed about. these are tough times in texas. homes are gone. lives, well, they need to be rebuilt. however, dodging death is the silver lining here. >> i don't have a scratch or nothing. i'm so grateful, thank you, lord. >> we counted three people taken to the hospital. we are looking at a miracle here. >> expert say that good forecasting and good warning system and strong homes in that system and strong homes in that area, that's i'm more of an absentee plant parent. [ cellphone rings ] tuscaloosa? schenectady

just last week a series of storms raked across north texas, damaging hundreds of homes. but no lives were lost. 2011 is a record year for tornadoes. 1700 twisters were reported. including the storm which will killed more than 150 people in joplin, missouri. so far, 2012 can proving active as welfare. this is the only the second time such a strong warning as hint issued this far in advance of the storm. >> we want to make certain that we do every effort to make sure that people receive those, can act on those and can make themselves safe. >> in the midwest, people are used to getting their warnings, minutes ahead of time. now three days ahead of time. we're not messing around here. >> reporter: the storm system is expected to push east by sunday. >> more than 5 million people live within the warning zone. >>> well, some tornadoes, hundreds, will never see another hurricane like irene. that's because the storm that caused all of this damage here in maryland last august is being retired. the group that names hurricanes stop using the name when the storm is especially devast

north texas. where are we going, gang?th texas is under a tornado emergency after a tornado touched down for several minutes in johnson county. there are now reports of heavy structural damages to businesses and homes in the area. thankfully there have not been reports of serious injuries. there are fears that more twisters could form the area and we will have more details as they emerge on this unfolding story, maria. >> bill, thank you. meanwhile, i'm coming to you from the post. it's very active. jim has been doing very well. an increase in auto sales but it was weaker than expected. we can see the damage. gm issuing a decline of 4 and 2/3%. we have an 11.8% in sale for the month of march. sold more than 100,000 cars, getting at least 30 miles to a gallon. it may bode well for gm. high gas prices are driving more consumers to the showrooms in search of a fuel-efficient cars. it really has not stopped significantly and sustained with consumers, those fuel efficient cars. ford sales were better than expected but today we'

as we look south and west, eyes are on the southern plains, north of the texas stateline and oklahoma, supercell thunderstorms, likely to produce tornados as we go in to the evening. the evening here the opposite, crystal clear, we will talk about how things develop towards sunday coming up. >>> while we are looking at nice weekend here, forecasts are saying there are dangerous tornado outbreaks that will hit the midwest tomorrow afternoon. they released a rare high risk for severe weather from oklahoma city to tulsa, to wichita, kansas and omaha. the last time the agency issued a high risk this far before a storm was in april of last year, that was right before the tornado outbreak in tuscaloosa and birmingham, alabama. >>> abc2news.com is your source for everything that happens in tornado alley. teams of storm chasers, many stream video live so you can see them as they race to get close so they can get pictures of the storms. go to abc2news.com/weather and click on the tornado alley link at the top of the page. the there will ver be another hurricane irene ever game. the name irene

includes structural engineers and teams going through homes like this one across neighborhoods in north texas before those who lived here can come back in. nbc news, lancaster, texas. >> so scary to see all of those pictures out of texas. that same storm system is lifting to the east. we may even have a severe threat in the mid-atlantic later this afternoon. baltimore looked north of it. it is warming up. 72 is the current temperature. the winds, nw, 16 miles an hour. this afternoon, high temperatures in the mid 70's and maybe a few areas south will get near 80 degrees. clearing skies tonight. thunderstorms could be nearby, though, just to our south. >> in commitment 2012, a clean sweep tuesday four gop front runner mitt romney. maryland, washington, d.c., and wisconsin. he moves even closer to the republican nomination. tara reports as rivals have no plans to leave. >> mitt romney continues to pull ahead but three months into the process, four candidates remain. >> thank you to wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c. >> with three more wins and half the delegates under his belt, mitt romne

after a scary day, residents of north texas are waking up and assessing the damage caused by as many as. for the first time student loan debt has exceeded credit card debt in the united states. rebecca jarvis will tell us what this means for the economy. laura linney is joining us live in studio 57. it won 11 oscars, one of the top box office sellers of all-time. 15 years later "titanic" is back but in >>> a lot of competition in early morning tv. on nbc you have "the today show" and here at cbs you have the "cbs this morning" with charlie rose. and a lot of jostling, a lot of fighting, a lot of scrape and scrapping, everybody getting the last possible -- here's what i'm talking about. >> this morning on "today," sarah palin guest hosts, wilson phillips performs, we stop by for the second time in a week and star jones discusses whether jessica simpson is too fat. that's why you should watch "cbs this morning," check local listings. >> there you go. >> so, dave, listen, i was cracking up, erica, because i thought that was dave's cracker jack makeup team that super imposed that, then i

. >> sudden, explosive power of these tornadoes that skipped through north texas was evident here inrlington. >> the wind kept taking him, but she held on to him. >> good evening. i'm gloria campos. thank you for joining us for this special mour-long edition of news 8 at 10:00. >> the images we've seen today, unbelievable. >> tornadoes captured live and the devastation hard to forget. >> here's what we can tell you. the number of families dealing with damage is now more than 600. we count 15 injuries so far, including a baby girl. a survival story we'll bring you in just a moment. >> but the most important number so far, no deaths. >> tonight we know two twisters hit 73 homes in forney. teresa woodard is live with the story of how a grandmother held on to a baby for dear life. >> reporter: it is amazing. the damage is most intense right here in the diamond creek subdivision. a curfew is in place here until 6:00 tomorrow morning. police are saying tonight that two tornadoes touched down here ripping apart homes. thankfully, though, sparing lives. the chirp of a fire alarm, the flash t

. >> we have several storms that we continue to monitor closely here in north texas particularly in the dallas-ft. worth area and we believe they are currently producing tornadoes here. evan has zoomed out and circles the first storm the one in southwestern denton county. we have another super cell located near euless we believe has a tornado on the ground. there is a rotating cloud there, and we could have another tornado developing with this cell, as well, with large hail falling in mid-low -- midlotheon area. >> the national weather service will extend a new warning into several counties and we are waiting for confirmation. tornado warning issued for dallas, and rockwell county until 3:15 with tornado moving northeast at 30 miles per hour. >> and now, those are the warnings right now for everyone to see, if you are out there covered with warnings. >> shaded in red here, tornado warning in effect for denton county, the western half of denton county. put the warnings up again, evan and we will show the warnings. tornado warning in effect for much of the western half of denton county. t

winds from the tornado topped 135 miles per hour and today in north texas, the property damage is massive and the cleanup is under way. susan mcginnis reports for wjz. people there are thankful there was no loss of life. >> reporter: volunteers are clearing the rubble from what used to be chris wilson's home. just about everything is gone, but he's thankful his wife narrowly escaped. >> she left minutes before the tornadoes came. >> reporter: wilson was at work when the tornado hit. he's hoping he can find pictures or mementos in the debris. >> all this stuff you see here can be replaced. >> reporter: wilson is one of hundreds of residents of the dallas fort worth area who lost their homes. despite the heavy damage, few people were injured and no one died rnlg the fact that everybody ta woke up in forney yesterday morning is still alive today in forney, that's a real blessing. zero fatalities. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates as many as a dozen twisters touched down in north texas. damage is also extensive in lancaster. the twister's path of destruction can be seen from

after a scary day, residents of north texas are waking up and assessing the damage caused by as many eded credit card debt in the united states. rebecca jarvis will tell us what this means for the economy. laura linney is joining us live in studio 57. it won 11 oscars one of the top box office sellers of all-time. 15 years later "titanic" is back but in 3d. >>> four minutes before 8:00. that is the sun behind the clouds in the east there. it is a mild day start, that is translateed to most of the rush as well. sharon will have the latest on that right after marty's first warning weather. >> let's take a look at the radar. there are showers in the area that is part of the forecast. having said that i am not too worried about that. a high temperature of 72. now, here is sharon gibala at wjz tv traffic control. >> hi, marty, good morning, everyone. well if you are just about to head out we don't have that many problems out there, which is definitely a good thing. an accident in bellaire and another one in the city. watch for traffic lights on flash labyrinth road. speeds around bad, the

severe weather is expected to develop in an area from north texas to south dakota. >>> to be too hot spots on saturday and sunday. one of which will be oklahoma and kansas. the other will be nebraska and iowa. >>> opal data early taste friday afternoon as these black clouds spawned a tornado over the town of norman. the funnel cloud touchdown not too far from the storm predictions center. a series of storms raked across north texas damaging or destroying hundreds of homes but amazingly is lost. 2011 was a near record year for tornadoes almost 1700 twisters' reported including the storm which killed more than 150 people in joplin, missouri. so for 2012 is proved active as well. this is only a second time that a strong warning has been issued this far in advance of expected storm. >>> when it should that every effort and the people received an act on those that commit themselves safe. >>> people in midwest get their warnings minutes at time and getting it three days at a time. we're not missing around. this is really severe. >>> the storm system pushed east by sunday. >>> we're feeling

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the national weather service says that six to 12 tornadoes touched down in north texas yesterday. more than a dozen people have been hurt but amazingly, no fatalities reported. ainsley earhart has the details. >> reporter: clean-up efforts are under way after a series of storms raked through north texas. >> i felt stuff hitting the walls. >> i just seep the trees in the backyard start going -- seen the trees in the backyard start going in circles. >> reporter: the severe weather system left much of the area in shambles. broken sheets of plywood littering lawns while pink insulation is strewn about. wicked winds peeled the roof off of homes and tossed vehicle as home owners took cover. >> underneath the stairway. we held op to that railing and it was pretty scary. very shocking. >> i was praying to god that i would survive. hi my dogs in the bathtub and we were just praying that we would be okay. >> reporter: some arlington resident are having a difficult time. >> everything is gone. >> the whole second floor of your house is gone. >> everything. this is my whole house. >> reporter

>> scary images caught on tape as tornado slammed north texas.etter idea damage. >> and a primary sweep for mitt d.c., maryland, and wisconsin. class is over for hundreds of students, but a lot sooner than expected, the mysterious closing of a local college. washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. 5:00. it's wednesday, april 4, i am steve chenevey. good morning, washington. >> i am cynne simpson. traffic and weather every ten minutes. moment, but adam first. >> oregon yesterday, temperatures well into the '70s -- warmer than yesterday and. it is 55 in northwest d.c., 50 winchester limited sun. china today, mostly cloudy. an isolated sprinkle is possible. grab the umbrella if it makes you feel comfortable. think you will need it much. we have a sprinkle it will st

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and north texas, even a few tornados. not a tornado outbreak but a lot of storms. that's a look at your national forecast. now here ee a look at the weather outside your window. there's that threat of strong storms with gusty winds and hail through the ohio valley including areas like indianapolis. i don't think you have much of a tornado threat in the ohio valley, but those thunderstorms will contain also torrential rains and the possibility of flash flooding. so i think that's to be expected as we head into may. this is the active part of our tornado season and severe weather season. >> we're not supposed to talk to each other unless you bring good weather news. >>> the economy stutters, airfares soar, and do we really need another titanic? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus once again your blockbuster news comes from yoef seas. we'll tell you about that next. >>> rejection, a playoff come back and a performance fit for the record books. you're watching "early today." >>> a very good morn