this morning, the only thunderstorm complex left, terbgs a texarkana, and we will take the forecast there today. it's going to be a warm morning. there's a couple weak areas of low pressure that will move through, and they will spark more thunderstorms during the day today. and it shouldn't be as bad as yesterday but there will be typical afternoon thunderstorms in many areas of the northwest and maybe ohio could see a few storms, too. lynn, we are not going to see the incredible 105-degree heat, but it will be warm in the middle of the country with little rain in sight. >>> coming up, facebook falls flat. starbucks weakens, and bill, finally a place where you can stock up your man cave. we have been waiting for this. a look at the "first look" headlines is next. >>> and what sugary treat does michael phelps' compare his career with. [ ryan ] maybe just a short run today. [ man ] "the odyssey," by homer. book one. tell me, o muse... famous town of troy... book three. book 12. poseidon... book 17. book 20. thunderbolts. book 24. the end. [ ryan ] alright, what's next. [ man ] chapter one.

. >> the texarkana fire department also responds but the battalion chief rick pavick doesn't see theapor cloud. he's taken completely by surprise when the gas finds an ignition source and erupts 500 feet away. >> it was real crazy. it was amazing, is what it was, just to be that close to something that large and watch it spread out. >> when the gas ignites, officer mcadams' dash cam records the initial sound, but the explosion is out of view. the texarkana police dispatcher has a clear view of the train track s and radios officer mcadams. >> we just had a huge explosion. we've got massive fire out here. >> as officer mcadams starts backing up, the flames race down the track and into the camera's view. as the gas explodes over and over again. >> anywhere that vapor from the chemicals had gone just burned, whether it was on the ground, in the air. just nothing but a ball of fire and like a big fuse, it just kept going further and further. >> it was a big mushroom shaped fireball. it went up in the middle and then kind of cascaded down. >> you might want to back your units up. >> didn't

time chatting with some of my constituents, people like steve mayo, the owner of mayo furniture in texarkana, texas. steve's company's a family business that was established about a hundred years ago -- i'm sorry, a half a century ago, 50 years ago. it now employs more than 130 full-time workers and sells furniture in 25 different states. when i visited with steve and his employees last year they were worried about how in the world they were going to comply with the financial burdens of the new health care law. along with other taxes and regulations. because they told me it would affect their business and their ability to create jobs and to stay competitive. these are the same concerns i've heard from countless constituents, small business owners all across my state. and we're one of the lucky states, mr. president. we've seen more jobs, about half the jobs in america have been created in my state in the last five years or so. we're fortunate because we asked this question when it comes to small businesses that we're depending upon to create those jobs. we asked this very simple question:que