we should not sever. we should let them fix their problems. you still haven't answered me why in a democracy structured like ours when each branch does different things why we should involve the court. >> let me try to answer the specific question. the specific question is -- you could adopt a new rule -- >> it's not a new rule. we presume. we have gutted the presumption in some cases. >> get to the point you want to get to you have to wracht up a couple of ticks on the scale. >> what's wrong with that? >> one thing that is wrong with that is that is inconsistent with virtually every statement of your severability opinions. >> it is not inconsistent with our practice. you have to go back decades and decades and i'm not sure even then you could find a piece of legislation that we refused to sever. >> there is a great example which improves and a segue is a case that involves a federal statute. is randal against sorrel where this court struck down various provisions of the vermont finance law and other prov

no severe weather. to start the weekend tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms likely come mostly in the morning. you may get a break in the afternoon. high temperatures between 57-62. then we will drop off with a touch of winter. 48 for a high a chance for rain or snow shower. it might be a better chance on monday morning with a high of only 41. then we start to bounce back, sunshine and 50 on tuesday. perhaps near 70 on thursday with scattered thunderstorms again at the end of the week. temperatures bouncing around as a sign that spring is just around the corner. >> it's only been four days since an ohio student went on a deadly shooting rampage. >> today, students are returning to class for the first time. we take a look at the first day back after the tragedy as we cover the nation. >> class as a resume today at chardon outside of the cleveland. police were there to ensure that everything went smoothly. parents and students from other areas stood outside to offer their support. tj lane is been charged

severe weather impacting southwest georgia. you're looking at pictures of northern georgia where there was tornado damage yesterday. >> bonnie schneider, keeping an eye on it for us. the fast-moving tornados up ended lives and homes in just seconds. cnn crews are spread out across the stricken region. we'll have much more on the damage from the storms, just ahead. >>> plus, forget about super tuesday. there's actually a political contest today in the republican presidential race. washington state is making their presidential choice. we'll look at what's at stake, next. forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financial advice. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement planning for our military, veterans and their families. now more than ever, it's important to get financial advice from people who share your military values. call now for our free guide and tips on planning for your retirement this tax season. sure. what flavor

that's the reason alone to sever it. the government, mr. kneedler also says, there's an easy dividing line between what that want to keep and dish out. the problem with that, you read their brief and might think, oh, there's a guaranteed issue in a community rating provision subtitle in the bill. there's not. to figure what they're talking about, go to page 6 of their brief, of their opening severability brief where they tell you what's in and what's out. the easy dividing line they suggest is actually between 300 ga-1 and 300 ga-2. community rating, they say that a1 goes. but then they say a2 has to stay. a way you'll have some sort of a community rating for the exchanges. but if you actually look at those provisions, a2 makes all of these references to a1. it just doesn't work. now, in getting back to the inquiry i think this court actually can approach, it's to look at what congress is trying to do, you need look no further than the title of the statute. patient protection and affordable care. i agree with there farr, that community rati

a lot of the damage has been quite severe. updating you again, the storms, now, are encompassing the gulf coast through the great lakes, and they flattened a lot of building in a lot of states. a couple of days ago, a dozen folks died in related informs, largely in and an the alabama area and these seem to be decidedly more severe. we will keep you posted. this, now, coming to us from chattanooga, tennessee. the images are coming to us as we speak. if you will bear with us. it shows the wide nature of the storms. even if they are not tornadoes, severe thunderstorms alone are very, very big issue and who knows storms better than someone from the state of arkansas, and, also, if this path, the former governor of that fine state, mike huckabee. governor, what is the protocol with this stuff? as the governor of the state, and, of course, arkansas was in the tornado way, tornado valley as they called it, might still call it, what is the procedure? what do you do? >>governor huckabee: activate your emergency service personnel and st

as to that to answer a question that several justices have asked, we think that seve severability is a matter of statutory intertation that should be resolved by looking at the structure and the text of the act and the court may look at legislative history to figure out what the text and structure mean with respect to severability. >> what happened to the eighth amendment. you really want us to go through these 2,700 pages and do you really expect a court to do that? or do you expect us to give this function to our law clerks? is this not totally unrealistic? that we're going to go through this enormous bill, item by item, and decide each one. >> well. >> you don't have to -- said was essential. >> that is correct and i'd also like -- i want to finish the thought i had about this being a matter of statutory interpretation. the court's task we submit is not to look at the legislative process to see whether the bill would have been -- would have passed or not based on the political situation at the time which would basically convert the court into a function such as a whip count. that'

people have severe injuries, several hours could take a toll on them. >> changing the subject, do youpeople taking sleeping pills? i have had to do this because of my erratic schedule, i need a sleep aid. should we be worried now? >> this study is interesting. there's a lot of flaws. if you look at what it's saying, people that took a small amount of sleeping pills had a higher risk of dying. it doesn't say the pill caused their death. it's not a cause and effect. the people that had trouble sleeping are at higher risk for heart disease and stroke. if you are taking sleeping pills for those reasons, perhaps that's what's causing you to die. it's an interesting relationship. it's not a cause and effect. when i prescribed sleeping pills, i said they take them sparingly and don't use them every day. they are for short term use if you travel abrord. i think it's telling us we don't want to become dependent on a pill. >> that is relief from a personal standpoint. when you are prescribing sleep medication for them, is this an extra layer of explanation you have to give when talking with the

severe weather in the midwest, the storms tearing through several times. the governor talks about those prepared to fight the same-sex marriage bill. >>> first rs tonight, breaking news out of arundel, executive john leopold has been indicted and faces criminal charges of misconduct in office. he is accused of misusing executive protection team for his political and personal benefit. the prosecutor says he used the arundel county police officers as political campaign workers having them put at campaign signs for him. we will have more on the story for you at 11:00. christian schaffer is headed now to arundel for a one on one meeting with leopold now. >>> let's take a look at your ride home , the roads are starting to get wet. traffic is going to slow down and cause back ups in places during the rush hour. let's check in with wyatt everhart in the storm center with a look at your first forecast. we had technical difficulties earlier. >>> we were doing audio for a minute there, we are back. let's show you where the showers and storms are now. basically cent

her mother broke several ribs but was released from the hospital several after. lexxi remains at the shock trauma center fighting for her life. >> they refuse to leave that little girl's side. >> tomorrow the small town is coming together in a big way for the family. restaurants are donating 10% of their sales to the family and almost all of the businesses are collecting cash and the donation chars. -- donation jars. >> anything to help. >> many are flocking to local businesses to buy these purple prayers' for lexi bracelets. >> she still has a long road to recovery, people consider her family and say they will continue to do anything to help. >> we have to do what we can to help the people that need help. >> family friends tell us she was taken off of the life machine yesterday. she is now breathing on her own. very good news for the community. they will gather tomorrow for the fund-raiser. for more information wjla.com. >> still ahead a new pitch to change driver's licenses and virginia and maryland. >> police are looking for police impersonators. >> a hit and

this means several things. first off, rice, who would have been an unrestricted agent will earn $2.7 million. secondly, the move allows the ravens' front office to buy needed time to negotiate a lengthy deal with their premiere runner. ray did score a career 15 touchdowns. and he led the purple birds with 76 catches for 704 yards. >>> ray rice added that quote/unquote, he's going to be here in charm city, not just for one city, mary. but for many years to come. >>> stan will have other ravens' rosters moves coming up next hour. >> mary, together? whew. >> right. we needed ray-ray. ray rice. >> we're glad you're staying, rice. >>> terror scare in philadelphia, when a man drove his car onto the runway at an airport. >> i was embarrassed and humiliated and then angry that i was treated this way. >> what one mother was asked to do, as she went through security. and... >> i'm mike schuh, in essex. and this is kisses. and her owner karen. kisses has a very special story shared by a few animals. how you can help when

official say three people were -- severe weather. officials say three people were killed after wind came barreling through and in kentucky one man says he he thought he was going to die -- he says he he thought he was going to do. >> i don't know what happened. >> no doubt. lord didn't call me is all i know. wasn't my time. >> experts say that tornado killed 6 people in southern illinois as winds were up to 170 miles an hour blasting the town of harrisburg and caused damage in branson missouri. we will have a recap of this and another system developing on this thursday. it's march 1st good morning i am charley crowson joined by meteorologist lynette charles. we got the rain from the system but the severity of the storms especially as the seasons are changing, is something we will see for probably weeks to come. >> exactly. and no matter people think that springtime is a time fall and another time for severe weather. but whatever the ingredients come together you can have severe weather any time anyplace. that was a -- on the fujita k

i'll admit that the case for severing those the perhaps the strongest. i do think it's different because if we were in here arguing that some provision, like the provisions that you mentioned was unconstitutional i think you would strike it down and wouldn't think hard about severe ability. the provisions that have constitutional difficulties or are tied at the hip to those provisions that have the difficulty are the very part of this act. then if you look at how they are int interconnected which are also connected to the employer mandates which is connected to some of the revenue offsets connected to medicaid, if the you follow that through what you end up with at the end of the process is sort of a hollow shell. at that point i think there is a strong argument -- we can't possibly think that congress would have passed that hollow shell without the -- >> but it would have passed parts of the hollow shell. it was just more convenient for congress to throw it in the middle of the 2700 pages than to do it separately. i mean, can you really suggest, they ci

we're not done with severe weather just yet.notice the break in the weather right in here. this is some very good news for us. we are seeing a nice little break here over the last couple hours and as we see that, i think we'll see that break in here for about i would say probably six to maybe ten hours. we are expected to see this line make its way through again by early tomorrow morning but most of this line right here should fall apart as it makes its way our way. we'll continue to watch out for that. there is a flood watch in effect until 7:00 for the entire viewing area. just about the entire viewing area. i'm really not too concerned about that right now. part of the reason for that is also the heavy rain we saw just the other day. jim and pat? >> all right. thanks. >> well, dan is here now with another installment of in case you missed it. >> hey, guys. a really bus wieck for our in case you missed it staff. as you might expect tons of hoops. we also have a new event at the nfl combine called diving. the daytona 500 to rem

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and we are not getting any snow or severe weather. thank goodness. >> by all accounts this is odd for maryland to not get a -- at least one significant know snow. >> it is especially for -- snow. >> it is especially for february and now we are in march. i am not going to say we are not going to get snow. i had not do it in march. >> say it lynette. >> i will not do it mile birthday is march 12th and i will never forget the blizzard of 93 that happened. >> how old will you be? >> yes i am not saying that. i am going to be 30 again. all right. right now, we are looking at temperatures coming in right around 48 degrees. ellicott city coming in at 51. frederick at around 50. and is that's the -- that's the silver lining if you like warmer temperatures. but check out what we have humidity 100% into aberdeen ellicott and frederick and that's telling a story of its own. the air is saturate and temperatures at the same place and with that we have dense fog advisories until 8 this morning. satellite and radar not pick on a lot in terms of wet

nothing severe.is the biggest concern for our area is that i don't think we are going to see anything severe. could be flooding across parts of the area so make sure you are careful when you are driving. you can see lightning strikes across fairfax county skpmpt then back along 66 this area seeing very heavy rain and another area towards fredrick, maryland. we are going to continue to watch as these move on through the district in about the next half hour or so so watch out if you are thinking about heading out and about. 48 degrees is the current temperature with winds out of the northeast at about 5 miles per hour. temperatures not going to fall a lot from where they are. 45 in leesburg. 50s as you move closer to the chesapeake bay. here is the storm system with the frontal boundary to the west. this is 8:00 in the morning. those storms are already out of here. we will start to clear out. that's how fast they are moving. by tomorrow afternoon i think many areas will see at least partly sunny skies.

storm chasers spotting several twisters in oklahoma. two touched down overnight in north platte, nebraska. to the west, mown tears of arizona and new mexico are buried with snow, shutting down major interstates for a time. kids in flagstaff enjoying a snow day today. the town got two feet of snow over the weekend. in lower elevations, high winds made for dangerous driving, blowing dust across highways, bring aing down trees, knocking out power to thousands. winds whipped up the surf up and down the state. >> i've seen it almost as bad. not quite this bad. >> reporter: for the mountains outside san diego, a foot of fresh snow was a great sight. >> i think it's cool. >> want to make a snow angel? >> no. >> i used to love snow days. they're digging out in the mountains. what about today's severe water threat? >> that's right. jim dickey is that canning the system. >> strong storms from dallas to east oklahoma. up into kansas city, missouri. strong storms will fire as in the afternoon and early evening hours. large hail, damaging wind gusts

now we are under the gun and in severe weather season. the first thing you want to have is this right here and have it at home. this is a noaa weather radio. this weather radio, you want to make sure you have batteries in it, it's turned on and programmed to your county. put it by your bedside. if you're under a tornado watch and going to sleep, you want to have this turned on because an alarm will go off. it will alert you, wake you up and give you the notice there's a tornado warning. then what do you do? you take cover in the most interior room of your home. if you have a basement, that's ideal. grab a mattress, blanket to cover yourself. also i just want to mention don't forget your pets, take them with you into a safe spot. >> okay. so the key there, programming it to your county so you're not hearing alerts in all of the surrounding counties and not staying up all night paranoid about what's going to happen next. thanks so much, bonnie schneider. your new book "extreme weather," very timely. >>> in small towns like henryville, india

this is triggering the severe weather. we have been talking how these temperatures feel more spring like. these are spring like problems. we are guesting temperatures more april like. these problems are typically problems you would not see until april because of all the warm moist air to the east and coming from the south and that cold air from the rockies, is that clash of air masses we don't see until april, that is why the outbreak so early in the season. >>> 51 at bwi marshal, 50 oakland, 48 ocean city. it is about 14 degrees cooler today than this time yesterday. and we do have some changes headed into the weekend. for more on that send it out to marty, hey martin. >> tim, thank you very much. good afternoon, everybody. the same low powering the potential severe weather outbreak out to our southwest and west today is going to bring us rain tonight and take a look at the graphic. it is going to be moving away from the region tomorrow. that is going to set up a pressure gradient which is going to bring gusty winds to th

watch severe weather as far north of detroit and moderate risk of severe weather in the red area. we expect the worst condition and the best chance of isolated, strong tornadoes. that is what we expect later today. tornadoes this afternoon and wind threat overnight. more details to come. >> thanks, bill. we will check back with you in a second. >>> the senate upheld president obama's new rule on health coverage for birth control and covers employees even if their employer rejects on religious grounds. the vote almost blocked a vote by the republicans to overturn the president's compromised policy. nbc steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: senate democrats saved the obama birth control plan. after republicans failed to kill it. >> a sad example of election year politics. >> reporter: hospitals and universities run by religious organizations will have to include contraceptives free as part of employee health care coverage even if they are catholic organizations. >> it's a moral and religious issue that should not be interfered with by the federal government. >> and these men are w

but the red that we're seeing, those are severe thunderstorm warnings across several counties and even pushing over into illinois at this time. we see another round of some showers and thunderstorms firing up into kentucky and actually some severe thunderstorm warnings expired there. and then there's some more down into tennessee. you can see that red there. that's another severe thunderstorm warning. so you get the picture this morning, definitely looking at some severe weather as we go

we do have a severe thunderstorm watch. no type of tornado watch or tornadoes but as we go into the afternoon, yes, things are definitely going to be a possibility as it really gets amped up there. you're getting that gulf of mexico moisture across that area, so they definitely do have that possibility. for us maybe a rumble of thunder as we go into the afternoon, but mainly the wet weather will get in here as we go later into the overnight into tomorrow morning with the thunderstorms in the forecast for us. right now the big story this morning, temperatures, yes, remember yesterday, we were in the 50s, we were lovin' it, at least a lot of you were. but for today, 32 degrees into goldsboro and elkton coming in at 33 degrees. ellicott city right around 37 and the winds not a big factor for this morning, but they will start to pick up as we go into the afternoon. so i say maybe about five to 10 miles an hour. all in all not a bad morning, not a bad day, but we will start to see increasing clouds. let's get a check now of that

and several maryland locations. they're open until 7 tonight and closed tomorrow and opened 8:30 to 7 monday through next saturday. democrat, republican, and d.c. statehood green parties were able to catch that today. the actual primary is on april 3rd. >>> and rick santorum leading the polls. the win is crucial to close the gap between him and gop front- runner mitt romney and into the primary, they focused on the same thing. the healthcare plan, a topic that they agree on. >> and they don't have a big, big ceremony going and that is for a reason. most miles an hour want to get rid of it and we're among those americans. >> and that is disaster after another disaster care, romney care. >> the polls close at 7:00 in louisiana and right now, romney has more than a 300 delegate lead on santorum and the candidates need to win 75% of the votes to gain the 20 delegates. >>> and republicans in congress are calling yet again for a repeel of the healthcare reform law. they fight against big government and raled to call for t

editor of several others. and has written over 100 articles in professional journals and popular magazines. from 2005 to 2007, he lived here too. he was the chief historian for the u.s.s. monitor center here at mariners museum and helped us get everything right. so if something you see is right out there and you love it. thank craig for it. he helped us out with that a lot. and he helped oversee the promotion of it as well. traveling around the country. telling the story of the u.s.s. monitor to all who would listen. as i said, even the heough he thought he retired. you can't keep him still. he returned to the u.s. naval academy for this academic year, class of 1957, distinguished professor. he also is still much in demand everywhere around the country as a speaker on civil war topics. spoken at civil war round tables in 27 states. two foreign countries. gives tours of battlebattlefiel. we don't think he sleeps. he does it all with the incomparable, mary lou. and so, thank her for lending craig to us here at t

during debate over this measure, several supporters pointed out that it will end the state sanctioned discrimination. it extends legal protections to certain institutions for failing to perform same-sex marriages. this is scheduled to begin at 5:00 sharp. you know how things go. we will bring back to the studio, and please join us when the ceremony begins, a bill signing ceremony of historic proportions, making maryland the eighth state to legally recognize same-sex marriage. david collins, reporting live from annapolis. >> maryland will join seven other states that have had -- that have passed same-sex marriage bills. we have extended coverage section on wbaltv.com. >> a jury has convicted a 37- year-old man in the brutal murder and sexual assault of a teenager whose body was found stuffed in a closet in 2009. davantay harris will be sentenced next month killing 16- year-old jason madison. the prosecution presented under the details about the murder showing that madison had been slashed with a razor before being stopped in a bedroom closet at his aunt's house in baltimore city. it is

overnight, the severely battered midwest and south braced for round two. meteorologist say the storm's expected could be worse than the system that left behind this path of destruction. >> my daughter called me and screamed. >> at least 30 tornadoes touched down in seven states across 750 miles, more than a dozen people were killed. survivors are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. photos of children, a family bible, a child's teddy bear and they are grieving the loss of loved ones ben they were 12 years old. my mother passed away here. >> a man that patrick was caught in a tornado with winds near 170 miles per hour. she lived but her friends did not. >> i knelt on my knees and i asked god to see me through. >> dale barnfield lost his home and his dog is missing. >> i don't know where she's at. >> president obama called the governors of six states yesterday afternoon to offer assistance. a severe weather threat ramps up again today with millions in a danger zone. >> ternate is contributed to a total so far for january and february of 115 tornad

police say they derailed train cars as severe weather hits midwest. good morning i am sherrie johnson in for mega and charley. let's start with lynette charles. lots going on. you have tornadoes and fog in our area. >> exactly. we have a moist monday out there. patchy fog is what we are talking about and rain moving toward the southeast. let's talk about the visibility issues that we have this morning. so we have about 5 mile visibility in baltimore more in easton frederick and 6 in york pennsylvania. heading out and about, make sure to have the low beams on. we look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now, and we are see we are dry for most part. but as we look towards the west, that's where we are looking at showers and thunderstorms into west virginia at this time. we are going to be dealing and monitoring the situation that's happening into the southern plains because once again they will have a severe weather outbreak that coming up but right now let's get over to angela with a check of the traffic and fog. any accidents because of that. >> r

we'll probably have brake for the next several hours once this last little -- a break for the next several hours once this last little bit moves through. the watch has been expanded and covers the entire metro area through tonight and tomorrow. we'll talk about that when we come back. it does include prince george's county. it does not include prince charles county but essentially west of i-95 through saturday morning. we'll talk about the potential of thunderstorms saturday morning, spring tomorrow and winter sunday. we will explain. >>> the four gop presidential candidates face one contest over the weekend but have 10 more next tuesday. that's why they call it super tuesday. the two front runners are focused on ohio, but today they were in washington state trying to rally the supporters there ahead of the caucuses. here's the story from toledo. >> reporter: among the 10 state with primaries coming up on tuesday ohio is a critical contest for mitt romney and rick santorum. many republicans are still undeeded, but in toledo we found some -- undecided, but in toledo we found some small busi

no doubt with severe weather.n through the deep south, this is where we're going to begin to see more and more tornadoes later on this evening and tonight. call these super cell thunderstorms and they are just little dots of storms and just about all of them are rotating just about all of them capable of producing tornadoes. and very large hail. they had softball sized hail reported this aft through parts of alabama and that will do a lot of damage. we had this first leading edge of rain moving through. any of the thunderstorm activity, at least initially for us, down to the south here. that's where we are getting most of the lightning strikes south of fredericksburg, north and around richmond and this is moving on off to the east. so that moves on, we'll have a little bit of a lull. more showers this evening and tonight. as the warmer air comes in and interacts with the atmosphere, we'll have thunderstorms. temperature down to around 46 degrees or so and then it will go up. so tonight, watch the showers move thro

the red light and ran into a 72 year-old man on market and castro the pedestrian stepped suffered severe injuries but is expected to live people in the neighborhood say they constantly dodge reckless bicyclist. did we prefer times a week. on 70 then sanchez. i will get taken out from bicycles all the time and more careful of bicycles was the around the corner them i was upset and devastated in the garden of the san francisco bicycle coalition says the group's safety workshops held to avoid accidents like today's. to equate the work closely with police on bicycles safe writing rules. and dealing with pedestrians and vehicles and bicyclist everybody just has to remember they all have to obey the rules of the road. in the coalition's new bullets and pedestrians right away is the first of several rules listed. >>> still is not hard to find bicyclist breaking the rules along the embarcadero last summer 22 year-old randolph had hit and killed a 68 year-old woman in the crosswalk. he ignored the red lights. >>> there's some dibble criticized bicyclist in particular saying they have this sense o

several tornadoes touched down in the plains.ographer and i noticed a twister in far distance and then it started to bear down on us, literally chasing us up the highway. we captured the moment when the twister hit us. take a look. >> let's go. >> we thought there was plenty of time to videotape it but within seconds it was looming larger, headed right for us. jumping back into the car, we tried to get away from us. attempting to outrun it to the only structure within miles, a highway overpass. >> keep going, keep going. >> yeah, yeah, a lot faster, a lot faster. a lot faster. you got to go, buddy. >> the twister was gaining on us. we made it moments before it struck. >> get up under the girders. underneath the girders. >> hang on to the girders. >> just hang on. >> it's okay, it's gone. >> it sounded like a freight train, it just passed right on top of us. people very upset. people underneath the girders of this overpass. they are still hanging on, hanging on for their lives. it was tremendous rush. flying debris everywhere. som

we will be on the warm side for the next several days. there will be some impulses in the jet stream that would give us some chances for rain. some thunderstorms are developing just to the east of columbus. they should fall apart by the time they get over to us. we have a slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm in the forecast for later today appeared a very comfortable morning. 51 at the airport. 52 in rising sun. a mixture of sun and clouds. we have a chance for a thunderstorm late this afternoon or this evening. high temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80. the average high is only 53. the record is 82. we will be in that neighborhood. we'll keep an eye on that. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm tonight as temperatures drop back into the 50's. there is rain in the forecast tomorrow. 50% chance for a shower. the could be some lingering showers on saturday. only a 30% chance. most of the weekend will be dry. we will stay in the 70's to the beginning of next week. >> some electric companies are rewarding their customers for usi

some of which could be severe. i'll show the severe risk zone in a couple of seconds. by midnight, near 60. by this time tomorrow, mid 50s. we'll be clearing out. here is that risk zone. all these areas in yellow, much of west virginia, just about all of virginia and the nearby suburbs in maryland including washington under this chance for some severe storms later this afternoon. generally around 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. after that any storms ending, clearing, near 60 by midnight. tomorrow morning, near 50. lots of sun on thursday. a blustery wind. highs reaching mid 60s tomorrow. on friday, partly cloudy, into the mid 60s. clouding up friday. looks like saturday morning maybe through midday might get showers. then sun back saturday afternoon. and sunday's looking delightful. highs near 70. both saturday and sunday. first part of next week looking dry. a small chance of a shower on monday. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> good morning. volume still light in our area. if you're traveling along 50 between annapolis and the beltway in both directions, not seeing issues

remember those severe weather safety rules. the lowest level of your home, away from doors and windows. put the bike helmets on the kids, babies in if the car seats. don't feel embarrassed to do these things. it's your best bet to keep yourselves safe throughout these storms tonight. we are starting to clear out behind this system. improving conditions there. just an incredible severe weather event we have ongoing here, fredericka. today is a slight risk day. this is very different than the high risk we had yesterday. the tornados that may occur this afternoon and evening are going to be hard to see. they are very likely going to be wrapped in rain, which means it's in the middle of a rain shaft and you can't see through that to know the tornado is there. when the sirens go off, the noaa weather radio goes off, you need to seek shelter. >> and pay attention to the warnings versus the watches. >> absolutely. we've got new video, too. out of henryville, indiana. roll that. we'll take a look at it. this is some of the damage we've

several of the dolphins were underweight and one washed up dead in january showing severe signed of malnutrition. ultra sounds showed moderate to severe lung disease. they won't fill with air properly, the scientifics say. and several had liver disease, which is found in studies in animals ingesting oil. >> beyond heartbreaking to watch. you say consistent with oil. how do we know? what is our evidence? >> the scientists say they can't definitively link these problems to oil or even a dispersant, but when they look at studies done on other animals who have ingested oil, specifically in the wake of alaska's exxon valdez spill, they mirror these problems. that's why they think oil is linked here. there are more test results to come, including tests in the dolphins' blood for contaminants, and they should further prove that link. but right now, the best hypothesis is it's the oil. >> this story goes on. thanks for being with us. >>> when we come back, did a gop candidate for president say something that sounded like an endorsement of barack obama? >>> this is the scene a few moments ago in central

i would like to highlight several key issues that emerged. the first is the issue of heighth are across the site. the residential portion would be constructed with into building situated on the southerly portion of the site with frontage along the embarcadero, as well as washington and drum up street. the westerly building on drums street in washington street reaching a height of 12 stories, stepping down to a height of eight stories near the intersection with jackson. the easterly building was primarily six stories, stepping down to five stories near the help of building. i should know all portions of the project are lower than the existing height limit of 84 feet. it continues to descend to the north of the side of the 45 foot club building with the northernmost portion remaining an open space. and this shows the top portion of the project. the transition and height scope of the project in a manner that a shorter to the bulkhead building along the embarcadero. it preserves the legibility of the progression of taller buildings with than the

a correction which has been in the making for a long time we've just seen several several consecutive weeks of growth even now in europe pretty much the same picture before c. and x. also declining more than one percent banks and mining stocks also pushing in the seas lower and lower oil is of course not really helping the big correlation between the russian market year russian currency the ruble and the oil market and we seeing light sweet and brant under pressure declining more than sixty cents a barrel each and also in the currencies markets the euro is slightly lower than the dollar bizarre whereas the ruble is not seeing that much support a lot of selling there going notably. the dollar twenty three copecks the rouble declining versus the dollar and the euro strengthening by around. the. well and now that the presidential elections are over the question everybody's asking themselves is what comes next well fitch ratings agency says if russia does not tighten up budget spending it might overlook its long term credit rating now the agency says that putin's election campaign promise

greg forbes is the severe weather expert at the weather channel. dr. forbes, we've been watching you all afternoon. one point you apologized to viewers. you were unable to talk about all the tornados, just the most severe. where is the worst of it right now? >> well, brian, there's quite a line of storms all the way from southern ohio down across kentucky and tennessee into mississippi. a lot of tornado warnings within that. on the satellite picture, all the orange indicates big thunderstorms. all the way up into the pennsylvania/ohio border, then down into mississippi. there's even tornadic storms in some parts of alabama. that's been a character today. we had at times three lines of storms. all these red areas here indicate places there are active tornado warnings. they go from ohio to louisiana. then clusters in mississippi, louisiana, over into the florida panhandle and alabama. it has been a busy day and is going to continue to be a busy night. we still have the greatest threat area in eastern parts of kentucky where all the ingredients are coming

we get a break from the severe weather during the daylight hours today.o that is good for the cleanup that is still ongoing. later on tonight, though, the next major worm that inter stor forming and moving across also country. hail possible in areas of like arkansas and a severe weather outbreak in the ohio valley come tomorrow. if you're watching us on wfay tv in nearby norfolk, join smoky the bear and woosy outline in home sweet home at the virginia leaving museum. that is your "early today" event of the today. >> i haven't seen smoky the bear for a long time! very good! >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. is she or isn't she? when it comes to "jersey shore" snooki and a possible pregnancy, the "new york post" reporting that snooki despite consistent and direct denials over the past is indeed three months pregnant. she has brokered a big money deal to announce her pregnancy on the cover of "us weekly." >> ben affleck used facebook to announce the birth of his son. he posted he and wife jennifer garner had happy about

indianapolis, severe weather. in asheville into western north carolina is where the heavy weather will be later this afternoon. this is what it looks like in terms of the doppler radar. if you can see heavy storms moving towards the north and east across ohio. close to our area, we will look for a few showers and thunderstorms later on today but the probability mainly south and west of d.c. the national weather service has issued a flash flood watch until 7:00 tomorrow morning. western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. we may see heavy downpours across our immediate metro. here's the futurecast. showers moving through during the overnight hours. another band of heavy storms during the early morning hours of saturday. and skies clear and the wind returns more out of the north and west. gus tomorrow of 30-45 miles an hour. 55-60 degrees tomorrow. temperatures fall into the 40's and low 50's tonight. wjla.com has the latest with the radar and the doppler, 24 hours a day. 55-60 tomorrow with afternoon sunsh

there are several steps that have to happen. significant whoever wins gets that momentum and ultimately will get some portion of the delegates based on a reflection of the gas roots. >> i love it when you open your reporter as notebook and give us that kind of information. it is why we call you campaign karl, cameron. thank you so much. good to see you. >>> anchor bret baier will have the results of the washington caucuses and a look ahead to super tuesday on a special edition of special report tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. don't miss it. as always stay with fox news for complete coverage leading up to and through super tuesday. beginning at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the actual day the best political team anywhere will bring you the latest results and analysis. now to the deadly tornados tearing through the midwest and the south. volume tires and rescuers searching for survivors. officials saying the storms killed at least 38 people in five states. they say that number could easily rise. the searchs reach areas cut off by rubble and