>> i've done 19 in southern wisconsin, so i think i did a pretty good job there. across the country -- we need to be doing more across the country. we just deployed 243 house republicans over the last two weeks who went out and did the town hall meetings. for our side of it, house republicans, and i talked to dozens of members yesterday who were excited about their town hall meetings, delivered the message to their constituents, came back energized like i did. the people are ahead of the political class, and i really believe that people, when think -- they see the circumstances and the numbers, they're ready to embrace the reforms we talk about because the alternative is really quite ugly. jerry? >> vice president biden is convening today a small group to talk about -- >> the commission. >> exactly. what place does it have on the road to resolving the debt ceiling question, and mori browedly, -- more broadly, how do you explain the tenor of your dialogue with the administration through all of this right now in >> i'll take the easier question first. so the preside

at our special series of reports on antarctica the team traveled to the southern wisconsin to meet its locals and explore their last stop the claims that just penguins opposer to the sound of passing planes to shore thomas went to separate the truth from the myths. the penguins of antarctica truly fascinating creatures to watch but are they in trouble from a manmade threat. back in one thousand nine hundred two british pilots in the falklands discovered a phenomenon as they flew over penguin colonies they said the birds would topple over as they lifted their heads to watch the planes fly by then penguins by the thousands were left on their backs and able to write themselves but is this story true but i think it's something that's why do you know monks and pop it but i think generally regarded months anyone that knows anything about it is being a bit of a myth to be honest and i thought it was me. as for the second part of the tale a special person had to be employed to turn the birds right side up after they fell otherwise they would die one german ornithologist we spoke to claimed tha

i've done 19 in southern wisconsin. i think i did a pretty good job there. we need to be doing more across the country. we deploy 243 house republicans who went out to do these town hall meetings. i have talked to dozens of members. they are exciting it -- excited about the town hall meetings. they deliver this message to their constituents and they came back energized like i did. the people are ahead of the political class. i believe that people, when they see the circumstances and understand the numbers, they are ready to embrace the kinds of reforms we are talking about. the alternative is quite ugly. jerry? >> vice president biden is convening today a small group to talk about this. >> i am familiar with the biting commission. -- joe biden commission. >> how would you describe your dialogue with the administration right now? >> will take easier question first. the president, as a condition of the debt ceiling in the last session, created the fiscal commission. the fiscal commission produced the support -- a report supported by the majority of democrats.

>> i've done 19 in southern wisconsin, so i think i did a pretty good job there. across the country -- we need to be doing more across the country. we just deployed 243 house republicans over the last two weeks who went out and did the town hall meetings. for our side of it, house republicans, and i talked to dozens of members yesterday who were excited about their town hall meetings, delivered the message to their constituents, came back energized like i did. the people are ahead of the political class, and i really believe that people, when think -- they see the circumstances and the numbers, they're ready to embrace the reforms we talk about because the alternative is really quite ugly. jerry? >> vice president biden is convening today a small group to talk about -- >> the commission. >> exactly. what place does it have on the road to resolving the debt ceiling question, and mori browedly, -- more broadly, how do you explain the tenor of your dialogue with the administration through all of this right now in >> i'll take the easier question first. so the preside

>> i've done 19 in southern wisconsin, so i think i did a pretty good job there. across the country -- we need to be doing more across the country. we just deployed 243 house republicans over the last two weeks who went out and did the town hall meetings. for our side of it, house republicans, and i talked to dozens of members yesterday who were excited about their town hall meetings, delivered the message to their constituents, came back energized like i did. the people are ahead of the political class, and i really believe that people, when think -- they see the circumstances and the numbers, they're ready to embrace the reforms we talk about because the alternative is really quite ugly. jerry? >> vice president biden is convening today a small group to talk about -- >> the commission. >> exactly. what place does it have on the road to resolving the debt ceiling question, and mori browedly, -- more broadly, how do you explain the tenor of your dialogue with the administration through all of this right now in >> i'll take the easier question first. so the preside

earth movers in southern wisconsin and northern illinois. and made something of ourselves. each proceeding generation sacrificed, worked hard, took on challenges whether it was depression, world wars or wa what this is not so the next generation could be better off. that's what we dofment all of the authorities telling us that's not the case anymore. if we don't turn this thing arrange, we will be giving our kids a lower standard of living, less secure, less prosperous america. the point i keep thinking it's not too late to turn this around. we know we can fix it. we want to fix it and that's the whole point. >> last question just to pick up on that point -- [applause] you obviously have a great sense of midwestern ethic and that's why so many people are supportive too. >> it's the packer fan thing. >> the packer fan, we have to work on that part. dog about your political mentors? you mentioned jack kemp earlier in where you derive a lot of your political thinking and authenticity and how it drives you going forward? >> ideas. i lost my dad when i was a young guy so had men

huge hailstones slammed southern wisconsin, hail ranging in size from marbles to softballs accompanied 60 miles an hour. >>> and with that, here is a look at your weather today. severe storms from des moines, down to dallas. showers and thunderstorms in the twin cities. chicago, cincinnati and memphis. afternoon showers from the carolinas to miami. up to a half foot of snow in the northern rockies and cascades. and rain from seattle to portland. >> and near 70 in salt lake city. 66 in billings. 76 in sacramento. chicago 86 and kansas city 80. 70s in new york and baltimore. and upper 80s from miami to dallas. >>> it was the royal wedding hats that became so famous, or infamous really. it had its own facebook page, this hat. you can own it, this fascinator, for the right price. >> the right price being a nickel. we're talking about that pretzel-shaped thingy worn by princess beatrice. the princess's mother sarah ferguson told oprah winfrey that the hat is actually up for auction on ebay with the proceeds going to unicef and children in crisis. >> that's good on the cause. but will anybod

earth movers in southern wisconsin and northern illinois. and made something of ourselves. each proceeding generation sacrificed, worked hard, took on challenges whether it was depression, world wars or wa what this is not so the next generation could be better off. that's what we dofment all of the authorities telling us that's not the case anymore. if we don't turn this thing arrange, we will be giving our kids a lower standard of living, less secure, less prosperous america. the point i keep thinking it's not too late to turn this around. we know we can fix it. we want to fix it and that's the whole point. >> last question just to pick up on that point -- [applause] you obviously have a great sense of midwestern ethic and that's why so many people are supportive too. >> it's the packer fan thing. >> the packer fan, we have to work on that part. dog about your political mentors? you mentioned jack kemp earlier in where you derive a lot of your political thinking and authenticity and how it drives you going forward? >> ideas. i lost my dad when i was a young guy so had men

earth movers in southern wisconsin and northern illinois. and made something of ourselves. each proceeding generation sacrificed, worked hard, took on challenges whether it was depression, world wars or wa what this is not so the next generation could be better off. that's what we dofment all of the authorities telling us that's not the case anymore. if we don't turn this thing arrange, we will be giving our kids a lower standard of living, less secure, less prosperous america. the point i keep thinking it's not too late to turn this around. we know we can fix it. we want to fix it and that's the whole point. >> last question just to pick up on that point -- [applause] you obviously have a great sense of midwestern ethic and that's why so many people are supportive too. >> it's the packer fan thing. >> the packer fan, we he to work on that part. dog about your political mentors? you mentioned jack kemp earlier in where you derive a lot of your political thinking and authenticity and how it drives you going forward? >> ideas. i lost my dad when i was a young guy so had mento

southern ontario all the way to louisiana. rain moving into northern alabama. and some parts of wisconsinhio they're getting a few areas of some thunder. no strong storms. but this is the front coming our way later this afternoon. looks like it will be intensifying. and unfortunately we could have strong storms. right now look at that serene sunrise over the potomac river. live picture from the city camera. our sunrise 6:08. by 9:00, near 70. a little sun in and out to early afternoon. near 80 by noon time. low to mid-80s by early afternoon. dress for a summer-like day. by late afternoon we have a threat of storms and maybe isolated severe storms with damaging winds, hail and, yes, maybe an isolated tornado from 5:00 this afternoon to around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 tonight. after that storm activities should dissipate by midnight. until dawn, much cooler and maybe showers around. this time low 50s. much cooler tomorrow. sun back in the afternoon after a few morning showers. high near 60. near 70 thursday and friday. might got a shower. but we'll have sunshine over the weekend. partly cloudy sat