so, the couple goes all out with a big purchase, says their son, john -- a 12-foot paul bunyan statueted one season... >> oh. what happened? >> ...'cause he was made out of paper-mache and he melted. >> they build a second bunyan, this time 24 feet tall and made from wood and cement. >> kids are going to start screaming from the back seat if they see a giant paul bunyan along the highway, so this was a great kid magnet. >> they figure a bigger bunyan will get even more kids to scream, so in the early '60s, ray and mary lee double up. paul number three is 49 feet tall with 10-foot high boots and a 52-foot waist. he even waves, winks, and makes >> welcome to trees of mystery. >> how you doing, paul? >> well, i'm doing great. how could you not on a day like today? couple also create a trail of tall tales attraction, featuring 80 wood sculptures from milled-redwood timbers. john grows up right here on site during this golden era of the park. >> when i was about 8 years old, brush around the trail and pick up the flashbulbs people threw out after taking pictures. >> but it's not all happy

you're wearing your paul bunyan outfit today, i like it. you've got plaid. >> got snow out, look at the radar. you'll see 4 to in new england, showers making this way through the northeast. as we move back to the west, tomorrow, look out, 38 million at risk for hail, 2" or more. wind gusts of 75 miles per hour, likely with tornadoes. we're watching the system push to the east. heavy rain to the upper midwest. a risk of severe weather in the southern plains. then as we move into wednesday, heavy rain for appalachians, thunderstorms likely across the south. they could spur tornadoes. look at the rainfall, anywhere from 1 to 3" from texas, the gulf coast, midwest, all the way in the midwest and parts of the mid-atlantic as well. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in the south bay, it's going to start out sunny and we're looking at a lot more sunshine. today will be very much like yesterday with some mid to upper 70s for the in