denver and los angeles especially, in the southwestern u.s., you are well above average on your tuesday, up to 30 there for your high. that's completely switch gears though and take a look at the southern hemisphere out here towards australia. we have severe cyclone, now eita and out here just lingering east of new guinea. this is following back earlier this week into the weekend where this brought some very heavy rainfall and even devastating floods to the solomon islands. now this is tracking off towards the west. and it's expected to continue to intensify, up to a category 4 on the cyclone scale bringing winds well over the equivalent of a typhoon to the immediate coastline. and it's expected to make landfall later on this week by friday just south of cohen and north of cairns. it is going to be bringing these damaging winds, also a threat of storm surge near the immediate coast but also the risk of some severe flooding. now the good news, this part of queensland compared to the south, at least, is relatively less populated. so that's the good news with it. but it still is definitely

showers towards southwestern u.s. if you're going to be traveling around the state scattered showers, 64 tahoe. partly cloudy there. for us we're going to see morning clouds lingering into the afternoon. upper 50s along parts of half moon bay. low to mid-70s. easter looking terrific. but we do have possibility of showers which we need. at 5:00 on when you might see wet weather. >> still ahead at 4:00 the new charge you'll have to pay for uber to get you home safely >> and collecting a penny at a time how it's made a difference in one life. >> there are a lot of eggs for sale and which should you buy? sfuel reward card is really what makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #2: actually, getting a great car with 42 highway miles per gallon makes it like two deals in one. salesperson #1: point is there's never been a better time to buy a jetta tdi clean diesel. avo: during the first ever volkswagen tdi clean diesel event, get a great deal on a jetta tdi. it gets 42 highway miles per gallon. and get a $1,000 fuel rewa

u.s. drought in australia and asia. >> it could help to alleviate california's three-year drought, and in places like texas and oklahoma and places like colorado and southwestern kansas. >> it is a little early for california to start to dust off their umbrellas, but the el nino chance could be perhaps as high as almost 70% this year. if it happens it could affect everything from copper to corn. el nino usually means good rains for america's farms, driving down corn and soy prices and could eventually bring down the cost of meat as feeding livestock becomes less expensive. but as part of the drought, less wheat could mean less hunger and already cocoa prices could go higher. el nino could affect the price of metal. >> famously, i believe it was that peru and ecuador had several years of rainfall confined to a four-month period, so the mines were flooded and hence production was halted. >> if there is an el nino, how big will it be? years ago it hit california hard. and many tried to make light of it. >> you know, i was going to bring the boat down here and leave it at your place. >> for those who don't like the weather just wait a few months it could change, a

u.s. to the upper midwest. one tornado has been reported in southeastern iowa. tornado watches have been issued in central and northeastern texas and in areas in southeastern oklahoma and southwesternansas and northwestern louisiana. a main road through yosemite is reopening for the season. glacier point road has been closed because of snow and icy conditions. it recently opened to bicyclists and will open for vehicles tomorrow at noon. visitors are urged to use caution on the road. the park service says it may be wet because of melting snow. hundreds of local runners will run in boston. it is qun year after the bombs -- it is one year after the bombs exploded. they were provided with these pictures as they jogged through mill valley. the group includes runners training for boston along with those who ran in previous boston marathons. and a cross country relay ended in boston tonight. one run for boston began in los angeles last month. individual runners carried a baton for 10 to 20 miles before handing it off to other runners. >> when you can catch this week's blood moon. >> say you find on cashed paycheck more than 20 years old. is it still good? i am michael finney and i will ha

u.s. to the upper midwest. one tornado has been reported in southeastern iowa. tornado watches have been issued in central and northeastern texas and in areas in southeastern oklahoma and southwesternd northwestern louisiana. a main road through yosemite is reopening for the season. glacier point road has been closed because of snow and icy conditions. it recently opened to bicyclists and will open for vehicles tomorrow at noon. visitors are urged to use caution on the road. the park service says it may be wet because of melting snow. hundreds of local runners will run in boston. it is qun year after the bombs -- it is one year after the bombs exploded. they were provided with these pictures as they jogged through mill valley. the group includes runners training for boston along with those who ran in previous boston marathons. and a cross country relay ended in boston tonight. one run for boston began in los angeles last month. individual runners carried a baton for 10 to 20 miles before handing it off to other runners. >> when you can catch this week's blood moon. >> say you find on cashed paycheck more than 20 years old. is it still good? i am michael finney and i will have the a

southwestern portion of yemen. it is not clear who was behind the strike yet, but the u.s. strikes in yemen. so what is the significance of the attack? let's bring in jamie reuben, former u.s. assistant secretary of state and visiting scholar to oxford university. jamie, in your view is this drone strike strategically important? >> well, i think al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is a significant organization that has tried to attack the united states in the past, and we've seen in recent weeks indications that they are revving up for efforts to strike the united states. i don't think we should exaggerate their capabilities. their capabilities are not like al qaeda was in afghanistan, they're not like the bin laden organization was prior to 9/11. but they do pose risks to the united states in terms of having individuals who are prepared to come to the united states, plan to perhaps put a bomb in a car or get activity on an airplane. so it is very important for the united states and its anti-terrorist allies like the yemeni government and others to stop these people over ther

southwestern yemen, an area known as a hot bed for the terrorist organization. live for us now at the white house, sunlen, that yemeni official also said this was a joint u.s./yemeni operation. what is coming from the white house? >> reporter: the yemeni government is confirming this but the u.s. government still is not. the without won't make comment or confirmation for that case on their involvement in this drone strike. i should point out likely it was done by either the cia or pentagon, and sources in the region say the strike was really targeting three well-known al qaeda operatives working at a training camp in southern yemen. they had been watched and targeted for quite some time. i want you to take a listen to what form 0er ambassador to iraq chris hill said today about the importance of this strike. >> i think it sends a very powerful message, first of all, of our technical capabilities, obviously, but also of our will, and i think one thing we really have shown through the bush administration and the obama administration is a real will to deal with these people. >> reporter: now, i should say that the u.s. is the only known country to have carried

southwestern missouri. a former ku klux klan leader, a history of anti-semitic and racist activities, including radio ads during a failed bid for the u.s. senate in 2010 deemed so offensive, broadcasters fought to keep them off the air. there's no indication cross, allegedly armed with a shotgun, knew any of the victims. he reportedly smiled and yelled "heil hitler" once in custody. the alleged gunman is expected to face charges later in court today. the event was described as cowardly, unspeakly and president obama expressed his condolences. >> it's just awful. thank you. >>> another big story this morning, dangerous spring storms. a powerful system that produced tornados, hail and heavy rain across the nation's midsection is moving east. nbc's joe fryer is in lovelady, texas, north of houston. joe, good morning. >> reporter: the sheriffs department believes a tornado did touch down in lovelady, texas. the worst of the damage here. giant trees were uprooted. some landing on a mobile home. a woman was inside there at the time. she was pulled out and taken to the hospital with only cuts and bruises and should be okay. this is just a tas

u.s. air strike hits an al qaeda training camp in the mountainous regions of yemen. yesterday, ten al qaeda militants and three civilians were killed when a drone targeted a car in the southwesternrists. >>> and look at this, a massive sink hole opens up down in florida, threatening to swallow two houses there. this is in the villages in sumter county. it started out pretty small but heavy rains caused that hole to grow. now it's about 30 feet wide and up to 60 feet deep. both of those homes have been evacuated and crews hope to stop the hole from getting any bigger by figuring it with sand and cement. >>> william and kate might be off meeting with dignitaries on their australian tour but prince george got to meet the easter bunny. well, sort of. what he met is actually called bilby, this particular one named after the prince. george was so excited to meet his name sake, he tried to crawl into the pen with him. however, once he met the real thing, nothing else would do. the zoo gave him a stuffed bilby but it was not impressed. he threw it on the ground. >> he has to be one of the cutest babies out there. >> isn't he? >> i know a lot of cute babies. he's not too bad. the rumor i