>> rob schmitt, thank you so much and welcome to fox news, look forward to meeting you in person. >> reporter: absolutely, thank you. >>> folks are hunkering down in the southeast. two major storm systems threaten to slam into them and bring lots of rainfall. senior meteorologist janice dean, j.d., is standing by in the weather center, that's coming up. >>> three escaped prisoners on the loose, one a convicted killer. the latest on the desperate efforts to catch them. we'll be right back. stick around. >>> welcome back. a fox news alert coming out of louisiana at this hour where there is a manhunt under way for three escaped prisoners, one a convicted murder. police warn folks in the area to be careful because these guys are considered dangerous. trace gallagher is tracking this for us in our newsroom. trace, good afternoon and what can you tell us about these guys? >> heather, it happened in natchitoches parish in louisiana. the sheriff says the three inmates escaped saturday night. it's unclear how they know the exact time of the escape yet apparently they were not aware the inmate