wabash valley correctional facility is isolated among miles of corn and soybean fields in southwestern indiana. some of the state's most violent inmates are housed here and they've been known to hurt each other. james stone has been in prison for the past 25 years for attempted murder and he's had more than a few scrapes in that time. while some inmates create knives out of toothbrushes or anything else, several years ago stone devised a more unique weapon. >> the cheese graters was leather work gloves that i had that i took pads off welding gloves, the inside welding gloves, took pads off of them, dipped them in varnish and put pads on top of the varnish, and dripped back down in the varnish, and went over to the drill press in the shop where the curly cues are. i dipped down in a bunch of them so it looked like a metal bush on my gloves. let them dry for a minute and ran them through the top layer of the varnish in the can to keep them from breaking off and let them dry on your hands while your hands are balled up. once they dry they last forever. every time you hit someone it's like taking

wabash valley correctional facility is isolated among miles of corn and soybean fields in southwestern indiana. some of the state's most violent inmates are housed here and they've been known to hurt each other. james stone has been in prison for the past 25 years for attempted murder and he's had more than a few scrapes in that time. while some inmates create knives out of toothbrushes or anything else, several years ago stone devised a more unique weapon. devised a more unique weapon. . >> the cheese graters was leather work gloves that i had that i took pads off welding gloves, the inside welding gloves, dipped them in varnish and put pads on top of the varnish and dripped back down in the varnish and went to the drill press where the curly cues are. i dipped down in a bunch of them so it looked like a metal bush on my gloves. let them dry for a minute and ran them through the top layer of the varnish in the can to keep them from breaking off and let them dry on your hands while your hands are balled up. once they dry they last forever. every time you hit someone it's like taking cheese thr

as we get to the northern extent here, especially across western kentucky and southwestern parts of indiana and illinois, we think damaging winds will be a bigger concern starting several hours from now. on the backside of this storm, this is interesting. we have great pictures for you. very windy and dry. look at the satellite picture. do you see all this light brown haze in the area? oklahoma city back towards lubbock. that's dust. people were eating dust today it was so strong and terrible visibility. terrible storms means terrible travel. i'll update you on twitter with the latest. >> i have been trying to get tweets out. they are having an issue with twitter as well. >> there have been some probl s problems. >> i think some are finally getting through. jacqui jeras will update us with more. thank you. >> sure. >>> another major story we're following for you this evening. for the past year, we watched gabrielle giffords make astounding steps towards recovery. giffords is resigning from congress to focus on getting better. >> in a video announcing her decision to step down from congress,

northern tier here, this is the latest watch that has been issued for western kentucky and southwestern indiana and southern illinois and the boot hill of missouri. there possible tornados and could be embedded within this line, but damaging winds will be a greater dinner. the last area is the tail end. down towards shreveport, a watch may be needed as we head through the overnight hours. this is an ongoing situation and a dangerous situation. we expect this line of storms to continue through the overnight hours as they progress off to the east. >> the question on a lot of people's mind, what about tomorrow's commute tonight. >> concerned about travelers for a number of reasons. if we look at the big map, the severe weather will be diminish and we will have showers and thundershowers across parts of the southeast. if you are a traveler even if it's not rainy, the clouds will be low and that will make it difficult. the north eastern corridor, you will wake up to freezing rain. light freezing rain and light freezing drizzle across the area for tonight. advisories are in effect, but as we head thr

. >> isolated in the rural farming communities of southwestern indiana, the wabash valley correctional facility is 340 acres of concrete, razor wire and broken dreams for the inmates incarcerated in this maximum security prison. they arrive from all over the state. but the superintendent dick brown, who runs wabash and started as a corrections officer here 19 years earlier, has seen a big change in the population. >> traditionally they were from the inner cities, cities like gary and indianapolis and south bend, and now we are seeing more from the rural communities in part to the methamphetamine problem. the ingredients for methamphetamine come from farms. so that's why we have a large amount of offenders being incarcerated from local small communities. they get involved with the meth ring and caught up and end up in the indiana department of correction. >> i got to be honest, most of the police knew me by a first-name basis. >> it's the same thing over and over. day in, day out. >> methamphetamine is the worst thing i have ever come in contact with. my only regret, i wish i never, eve

on the northern tier, this is our latest watch issued for western kentucky, southwestern indiana, southern parts of illinois. there are possible tornadoes that could be embedded. i think damaging winds are the greater concern. the last area is the tail end. look at the line towards shreveport. a tornado watch may be needed here. this is an ongoing situation. very dangerous. we expect this line of storms to continue through the overnight hours as they progress to the east. >> the question on a lot of people's minds, what about tomorrow's commute? >> very concerned about travellers for a number of reasons. if we look for tomorrow, the severe weather threat will be diminished but we will have showers and thunderstorms especially across the southeast. if you are traveller the clouds will be low. that will make it difficult at the airports. the northeastern corridor you will wake up to freezing rain. we have advisories in effect. as we head through even by mid morning, temperatures are going to warm up enough that this will melt off and will no longer be a concern. out west it has been a mess o

. >> with more than 2,000 inmates, the wabash valley correctional facility in southwestern indiana has a larger population and more acreage than the rest of the small town in which it's located. >> carlisle is a very small community, approximately 1,200 is their population. it's comprised of a school. it has a grocery store. it has a gas station, a couple of little restaurants, a dollar store and that's really about all that's in carlisle. >> while carlisle might be a remnant of a simpler time, inside the twin security fences of wabash is evidence of how some aspects of society have grown harder. >> we're seeing a lot more offenders coming in much younger than they were before and much more violent than in the past as well. correctional officers are the backbone of the facility. they're the ones dealing with the offenders on a daily basis. they are frontline. >> i've been hearing about the correction setting since i was 8 years old. i grew up around it. so coming in here was actually kind of easy for me. i already knew what to expect. i've heard all the war stories. >> officer jarrod m

looking at eastern parts of arkansas, northern mississippi, parts of alabama, western kentucky, southwestern indianainois and the boothill of missouri. the farther north the greatest risk will be for damaging winds. the farther south down here in the big bullet is where we expect to see the risk of rotation. out west, another storm moving in for tonight and through tomorrow and look at this through the state of washington from our i-reporter melissa, they already have hundreds of thousands of people without power and with more winds arriving today, not a good situation there. >> not at all. thanks so much. >>> next, an american icon that helped capture a lifetime of memories becomes a fading business. [ male announcer ] feeling like a shadow of your former self? c'mon, michael! get in the game! [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to you

now he's one of more than 2,000 inmates at the wabash valley correctional facility in southwestern indiana. >> yeah, i had a great home, a great mother. you know what i mean? but by the same token, when i step outside my front door, it's the jungle. coming home from school, you may get into a fight, you may get jumped, you may got shot, you may get harassed by the police, but when you grow up around that, it becomes normal. you get accustomed to it, and some may make it out of the neighborhood, if you can see an alternative lifestyle. but so many get consumed in a lifestyle that leads to prison or death. the street don't give you too many bright endings, man. i ran the streets, man. i did the street life. i'm in here washing clothes by hand and eating bull [ bleep ] chicks and on the street, i wear my white t-shirt one time and throw it wear and buy a new one. you make do with what you've got in prison, you know? the things you think you'll never do out on the street is like a luxury in here. this is everything, your kitchen, your bathroom, your laundry room, your bedroom, all in one cell.

you're sexy. [ laughs ] >>> when we took our cameras to to the rural farmlands of southwestern indianaur "lockup: extended stay" series at the wabash correctional facility we got a unique look into the lives of men who grew up in the small towns that dot america's heartland. few, however, came from the towns any smaller than the one in which wabash is located. >> we're actually driving into carlisle, indiana. we have the town store. but it's actually a really cool little town. it's -- i think it's very typical, small midwest town. this is our lunch spot. >> there's really good baked spaghetti and pizza. that's pretty much all that's on the menu. >> but it's good. >> during our shoot at wabash, we met a young man who appeared typical of many of the inmates. william jones jr. grew up in the small central indiana town of shelbyville, far away from the negative influences of big cities. >> it ain't very big. i like it. a lot of people don't like it. i like it. there's not a whole lot to do but, you know, just hang out with friends. wrong ones at that, i guess. >> hey, good morning. >> jone

you are traveling eastward keep in mind that the roads will be slippery in northwestern indiana and southwesternzzard conditions in the travers city michigan area ... >>it was quite gray this morning ... >>if you are going out today bundle up ... >>thank you for joining us today. we hope you have a great afternoon. remember we are back here at 5 and again at 9. we will leave you with more music from the indie pop rock groups donora...

indiana southwestern lower michigan temperatures and wind chill low of tomorrow partly cloudy skies on high temperature around 25-patchy clouds cold indeed think 16-22 degrees lower temperature and wednesday temperatures to a closer 20 statistics said they should be looks like upper 20s to about 30 degrees only a tiny bit of this story because they went to continuing out of the south and southwest later in the week temperatures moving into the upper '40's on friday should finally erase a trace of snow for pause but all around the south bend indiana for a while talk more about that the next segment. major break in the investigation into a string of fires and los angeles and what is with this check this out hundreds of birds dropping from the sky and arkansas happening again. [ male announcer ] capri sun has 25% less sugar than leading regular juice drinks. because less sugar is a better way to fly. ♪ ♪ just not literally. capri sun. respect what's in the pouch. with the "name your price" tool you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is s