a rough day for the northeast, the midwest. but the heaviest rain and flooding from maine to maryland. mostly showers from the ohio valley, missouri and minnesota. widely scattered showers in texas and some snow in the central rockies with rain in the pacific northwest. >> low 60s from fargo from the twin cities and detroit. 50 in boston, 56 in new york, and design in atlanta. >>> still ahead on this morning, a breakthrough on the fight of one aggressive form of cancer. the first vaccine. >>> then, left to die. another troubling case of extreme suffering and no one stopping to help. >>> and nasty to nice. if aliens visited earth, what would they be like? a new warning for all of us. thanks to the new venture card from capital one, we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a ski trip twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use our card. ( thuds ) i'll take this. ( crashing ) double miles add up quick. and all of those. so we brought the whole gang. one adult, one goat please. it's hard to beat double miles. eve

alert this hour if you're in alabama, kentucky or tennessee or anywhere along the region, even in the midwest, we have gotten some reports in st. louis, already there are 43 unconfirmed reports of tornadoes from northern missouri through mississippi, that's a really big area. and perhaps the most destructive one hit yazoo city, mississippi before the storm cell traveled across the state and then into alabama. the tornado that blasted through there was almost a whole mile wide, imagine that. the yazoo city fire department says 20 homes were destroyed and he says some people were inside of them when that happened. search and rescue efforts underway at this hour, overall 12 counties are reporting injuries here, that's according to the mississippi management agency. let's get to our expert now, meteorologist jacqui jeras tracking all of this. jacqui this is getting worse? >> it's not getting better, that's for sure, this is going to be ongoing through tonight and even tomorrow as this storm system approaches the eastern seaboard, the areas of concern highlighted in red here and it does stretch fr

them he was asking whether could be additional sergey for what he was doing and people all over the midwest and in the east to the west at my durham for this because he had something. he was an english man who understood the idea of american business in many ways more. he's been living here and i am not saying that because i wrote a book about him a look at the papers people are writing this about him before he was a famous restaurant man because people would it not for a party when he came to town because freight engines were a big deal. they made commerce go in the city. this is something after fred had been in business 20 years i believe he had second met life crisis peery when your 40 in those times that isn't my flight so he decided he wanted to try something else. this is a list for businessmen he cut out of a newspaper and pasted in his diary. one of my favorites is what is a trait which lawyers et wasters and leave the client the shells. [laughter] be cautious and will make a bargain at once. these are rules fred harvey lived his life by and he believe that giving people lists of ma

cooler air begins to make its move out of the up i midwest. giving us a temperature check realitiwise by the end of the week. in the meantime, warm weather, warm surge wrapping around high pressure offshore. one more time today. our frontal boundary still off to the west. as this finally tracks south and eastward, we won't get the cooler relief in here, a very warm pattern. but once again, cooler air in the midwest. but we're in the hottest part of the country today. across the entire u.s., good old baltimore, washington, richmond, the good atlantic hottest place in the u.s. today. the front lines up and begins to push in tomorrow. i think we'll be warm, dry, and a little bit of sunshine ahead of. this but then showers and storms tomorrow evening. that will cool us off big time as cooler air fiteners. for friday, opening day, i know, it will be cooler, but most of the rain ends on friday. 68 tonight, a few clouds, stays mild. tomorrow, 83, still a warm day; but not quite as hot, and then tomorrow night, a good chance for showers and storms as w

>> the heavy rain continues this evening and actually the rains continued all the way out into the midwest. the forecast is just ahead. thundershowers over the city at bwi marshall and downtown, 53 >> you could face some traffic tomorrow if downtown baltimore is part of your committee. three lanes have been shut down for repairs. transportation officials say you should expect major congestion and delays. >> please remember to be patient, watch for the posted signs, and be mindful of the right turn right at that intersection at lombard. trucks and buses are prohibited from making that right turn. it is very tight because of the lane closures and the work we are doing. >> the lane closures are expected to last for two weeks, so be sure to wake up with 11 news today. we will have the latest traffic conditions beginning at 5:00 a.m.. the same u.s. senator challenging carry-on bag fees is now taking on facebook over privacy. senator charles schumer wants the federal trade commission to issue guidelines for how social networking sites share private information. he also wants to make it easier fo

thunderstorm activity over the midwest. a cold front will affect us just in time for opening day. e weather on saturday will be dry but not 90 degrees. i am finding the correct way to wield a sword. >> usually do it away from you. >> it is amazing what you learn here. >> [unintelligible] [laughter] and lots of fun this weekend down there. check it out. things will change by the weekend. it will feel like it should with temperatures around 60 degrees. the humidity is not bad, but temperatures today up near 90 degrees. in the plains states, that system will catch up to us and give as a thunderstorm thursday night into friday morning. mostly sunny today. temperatures are starting way above the seasonal norms for a high. around 62 or 70 degrees such as at the airport. we are shooting for a high- temperature this afternoon around 90 degrees. the record high is 93 degrees. here is the forecast for today. mostly sunny. a temperature range between 87- 92 degrees. the temperatures of staying around 60 degrees in most locations. things will change tomorrow. the cold front will approach late

thunderstorms and hail are also expected in the midwest and the southeast. rain isn't the only threat. look at that. winter storm warnings for heavy snow also reportedly in place in colorado today. take a look at that twister. those are scary. raphael miranda joins with us the latest. >>> we're dealing with snow, a large system across the center of the country. our main concern today will be the severe weather threat, the potential for a major tornadic outbreak. as we take a look at that bullseye there, the area shaded in white is where the greatest potential for tornadoes is later this morning into the afternoon, including portions of mississippi, alabama, the deep south. a close-up of the memphis radar here, the storms moving into the memphis area. these storm have the potential to create tornadoes, large hail and gusty winds. we'll be watching these over the next hour or so. tornado watch in effect for memphis, into new orleans and the early afternoon. the good news is, we have nice weather in the northeast. sunshine in new york city, but the rain moves i

a separate finding that business activity in the midwest is lagging, added to the cautious tone. still, despite the day's losses, the current so-called tortoise rally pushed markets across the first-quarter finish line with gains across the board. >>> rising oil prices and a court ruling in chevron's favor sent its shares higher yesterday. meanwhile, president obama's move to shed the offshore drilling. >> overseas asian markets shrugged off wall street's worries, trading higher that manufacturing in china the rising at a stoeady clip. >>> back at home "the wall street journal" reports that amazon has ink deals over pricing for its kindle e reader. meanwhile borders shares took off spike 30g% after it paid off a $42 million loan to give its stores a much needed upgrade. >>> keep an eye on research in motion today. shares in blackberry maker fell 7% after its earnings came in just short of analysts' expectations. >>> how much would you pay for a piece of history? folks at sutherbies are hoping that a rare first edition of the u.s. census will bring in about $50,000 to $70,000. the

you can see one coming out here through the midwest. will pass to the south and another behind it and with a frontal boundary here. this will come through late and a slight chance of a shower later on but also increase the winds and we will get rid of the fog we have for the morning. as far as the weekend is concerned, we are talking about more unsettled weather. warm air is coming up. not that pretty. fog burns off 72, maybe a late shower. friday 70 looking good. showers return on saturday 66. warm sector on sunday. showers are on earth day celebration at the national mall. and showers and 67. here's angie. >>> we have our first traffic alert for the morning coming from the bw parkway heading southbound at the beltway. you can see crash activity. please be careful if you are heading this way. if we head outside on 270, heavy, heavy fog from frederick past father hurley all the way to the split. we will next take it out west and show you 66 eastbound. looks like a tough trip as far as the fog is concerned a lot of low visibility from ma

more than 80 twisters in the midwest. they shattered buildings and many are now homeless. >> i have nothing. there's nothing. i don't know where to begin. >> since thursday, more than 80 tornadoes have hit the south and midwest, more than double what we saw in march. in our area that same storm system did cause severe weather, but nothing compared to what residents in mississippi are still dealing with. courtney robinson reporting. >> we are following a developing story out of taiwan. a powerful quake has struck that asian islands. no reports of injury or damage from the 6.5 quake. no tsunami alert was issued. taiwan is often rattled by earthquakes, most of them are minor. >> just about 5:30. democrats today will for the plan to put more regulations on wall street. the bill does not have bipartisan support. the white house has its own objections. supporters say it would prevent a meltdown of the one that crippled the nation's economy. brianne carter has details. >> good morning. the senate is expected to vote today on whet

the midwest and northeast had the best performance and the rest was the only region that saw a decline. strawberry lovers are in for a treat. prices unusually low thanks to the frigid winter weather that froze crops and delayed the harvest. so when the weather got warm, the plants sort of busted out. both florida and california flooded the market with cheap barry, all at the same time. shoppers in florida can buy a pound of strawberries for a little over a dollar. >> things back to normal tonight for people that use the light rail. full service is restored between timonium and hunt valley. bus bridges in place since the crash between a train and a truck. and the accident took almost two weeks to clean up. >> not about championships. >> tiger faces tough questions. what the golfing great told reporters as he gets ready to return to the game. >> toyota has more to worry about tonight. we will tell what you the troubled auto make ser now facing. >> and the shuttle mssi [ female announcer ] playtime will never be the same again, thanks to new pampers cruisers with dry max. ♪ hey!! [ female

it's going to be warmer than normal in parts of the midwest, hitting the 70s in omaha, kansas city. wet and in the 50s from seattle to sacramento. >>> ahead on "america this morning," international outrage after an american mother sends her adopted son back to russia alone. now, it could prevent other americans from adoption. >>> and a frantic rescue as rising floodwaters carry a woman away. [ female announcer ] any hair can shine in the spotlight, but aveeno hair shines in real life. introducing a whole new kind of shine from aveeno nourish plus. when hair is damaged, the cuticle doesn't reflect light well. with active naturals wheat protein, these formulas target and smooth damage so light reflects more visibly. [ female announcer ] a study showed 75% more shine after just one use. real shine, for real life. yours. [ female announcer ] visit aveeno.com for a free sample from the new nourish plus shine collection. that's the beauty of nature and science. to get more of the fiber you need every day, try fiberchoice. with the natural fiber found in fruits and vegetables and 33% more

slave quarters on the bayou in louisiana and i just couldn't -- i was raised in indianapolis in the midwest and i just couldn't believe that. i thought he was lying but i couldn't conceptualize being born a slave quarters. but any way what you can hear from robert reading is this book is not come to be honest it's not particularly preoccupied with barack obama. in some ways it is bad marketing but we want to tell the story of us, who are we, what does it need to be black in the age of obama, and obama becomes peripheral to the process of asking, we are, what is black or what is race. and i came upon this recently. this is just my second book but i swear every book i have written so far, the weak actor published. texas act quote that sums up the books away fred does quote from a european, black european british sociologist who said race is not biological. it's more of language than anything and that is exactly what we are trying to capture is the language of black america, the language of black america in the age of obama and if you think about the language of the most molecular for my id is

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this storm system sliding through the midwest. diving towards the south and will pass to the south. and we'll be on the edge of it but we have to deal with another round of clouds as we head in through mid-week. then the ends of the week looking so much better. we begin to clear out and go partly cloudy by late afternoon and evening, 7:00 time frame, game time in baltimore, should be ok tonight and tomorrow morning. watch the clouds re-develop. one more pulse of energy to keep us cool as we head on in through tomorrow afternoon. then the sun comes back out and we'll start warming up on thursday and friday. for today though, a morning drizzle and fog, a few breaks of sun in the afternoon. our 2-degree guarantee at 62 degrees. for tonight, we'll settle back down to near 40. it will be cool and under clear to partly cloudy skies. all that leftover moisture, possible to develop early fog. tomorrow though looks like we start with sun, then turn partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, 65 in the afternoon. >>> the great kim brown is here to talk about traffic. >> i think you're pretty great, too.

i'm a 53-year-old male originally from the midwest. i agree with everything your caller from arkansas had to say earlier. that guy has a nail. the only thing the two parties agree upon is that there should only be two parties. and that tells you everything you need to know. host: all right, hagerstown, md., on the republican line, ted. caller: good morning. i live in the maryland, but have been following the senatorial campaigns in other states and have been donating to those. only four people i think in the whole system are worth supporting right now. that is ron paul, his son, kirkesh and the one in mexico. i think they have our country's best interest in mind. if we really want to repair our federal government, we have to start paying attention across state lines and left -- and elect the candidates that really represent the constitution. host: michele on the democratic line, good morning. what do you think? are you making political donations? caller: this will be the first time that i believe that i will make contributions. i am une

right now back across chicago into the midwest, way cooler. we're talking highs in the 50s today. that is pushing through later tonight. going to give you a reality check temperaturewise. but ahead of it, strong south wind keeping things warm. chicago into the 30s today, and louisville 61. that's more like where we are later this week. you can see midnight is where we'll see most of this in baltimore. by 6:00 friday morning, the roads may be damp but i think most of us are looking at a relatively pain-free commute weatherwise. it will be breezy and cooler tomorrow but plenty dry. all the time through the day to dry out from the rain tonight. rain comes in tonight, showers, storms, windy cooler. into the day tomorrow, 60s or so, breezy, cooler, and dry weather will be the story into the game tomorrow night. tomorrow night, down to about 39 overnight. so that's going to be way chillier, and the outlook for the next couple of days here, keeping it more seasonable. saturday 64, warmer sunday, then we get another cool shot next week and mild around here. but a dry outlook. >> thanks, w

you can see weather getting more unsettled out here where the warm stuff is in the midwest. there are lining line showers and thunderstorms like -- showers and thunderstorms lining up. sunny day saturday. as the boundary slides through easter sunday probably brings us more clouds. the rain will stay south towards virginia beach. here's your forecast tonight. 4. mostly clear. relatively mild overnight. your saturday 74. two free guarantee for bwi marshall because it will catch a cool southeast breeze but areas west of baltimore out towards westminster you'll find temperatures around80. 52 with a few passing clouds. seven-day forecast. easter sunday all the bunnies excited about this one. we are talking 76 and a lot of sunshine. probably up to 80 in the west. warming up toward tuesday. chance for rain comes in wednesday, thursday and friday. enjoy a nice, sunny dry stretch of weather while we have it. >> thank you, wyatt. >>> we are getting down to the wire. opening day four days away. this afternoon the birds took on the new york yankees down in florida. third start for the o'

the latest satellite picture shows that clouds are scattered over the midwest and ohio valley. ce morning around the northwest and southwest. and the northeast is looking at cloudy skies. later today, scattered showers will be developing across the northern and central plains. more showers and thunderstorms will be scattered across the northeast and ohio valley. the southeast has a dry and pleasantly mild day. >>> in sports, some first round nba playoff series are on the brink of ending. cleveland's lebron james had 37 points as the cavaliers dominated the bulls in chicago 121-98. the cavs lead the series 3-1 and could wrap it up on tuesday. >>> utah's carlos boozer had 31 points and held off the nuggets 117-106. the jazz are up 3-1. game five is on wednesday in denver. >>> san antonio's george hill scored 29 and the spurs held off the mavericks for a 92-89 victory. the spurs have a 3-1 lead and could eliminate dallas tuesday night. >>> in miami, dwyane wade sent set a franchise playoff record with 46 points in a 101-92 win over boston.sent set a franchise playoff record with 46

and while the midwest-- including always-critical iowa-- is her stronghold, only 31% of midwesterners have a favorable impression. so for sarah palin, the applause may well be heartening, but if she wants to run for president, the political map right now is not encouraging. dean reynolds, cbs news, new orleans. >> couric: a day after the u.s. and russia agreeded to a nuclear weapons treaty, relations are strained over a very different issue. russia's foreign minister called today for a ban on all adoptions by american families. as richard roth reports, the move comes after a woman who adopted a russian boy changed her mind and sent him back all by himselfs. >> reporter: russian authorities say the seven-year-old boy named artyom arrived all alone in moscow after an overnight flight from washington with cookies and coloring pens in his backpack and a letter from his adoptive american mother. it was signed "torry hansen." at a siberian orphanage they remember hansen as the 33-year-old nurse from tennessee who played happily with artyom before adopting him last september. but her letter

we're from the midwest and, well, that is about it. that is not true. ke and i have one thing in common. neither of us will be the 2012 gop nominee for president. [laughter] earlier this year, mike was under pressure from republican leaders to run for an open seat. they tried to convince and saying it would be a great stepping stone. mike has ambitions they go far beyond getting passed over for vice president. [laughter] i'm glad to see you are celebrating women and diversity in the newsroom. it's glad to know that someone is in the newsroom. we have come a long way. think about 25 years ago. arlen specter was the republican, joe lieberman was a democrat, and david's sister actually wanted to work at msnbc. -- david shuster actually wanted to work at msnbc. washington still dreams of one and have a major league baseball team. elliott's big sur's idea of a four sum was golf. but despite the gains we have paid in the last 25 years, it is not always easy being a woman and a mother in the public and -- 5. since earth day is tomorrow, i'll recycle 9 -- a stor

toward the midwest there is a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms with a cold front that will inching in our direction throughout the weekend. it will lose most of the mountains over the -- moisture over the mountains. warm temperatures throughout the day, saturday, then sunday but here comes the cold front and by the time it reaches our area at sunday morning, we'll see a couple more clouds around. maybe an isolated sprinkle or light rain shower. otherwise we'll continue with the fabulous weather, high pressure moves back in behind it. out on the bay, fort mchenry, sunny, warm, 71 degrees. winds out of the south at 5-10. the next 7 days looks very nice. 74 saturday. 75 sunday. a slight chance, 20% chance for an isolated rain shower in the region. monday and tuesday, look at that. stick with the upper 70s. wednesday, thursday, a stronger cold front drops the temperatures back down, 61 by friday. not too bad. >> great weather for easter egg hunt. wouldn't you agree? >> i sat outside for lunch. lick i have to innoolike i have to enjoy this beautiful whether. glad it's going to s

. >>> now over to the midwest, a '50s throw back. e republican party in medina county, ohio is getting heat from women's group about what they published in its newsletter about democratic congresswoman betty sutton. let's take betty sutton out of the house and put her back in the kitchen. the newsletter was quote an attention-getter that wasn't intended to be sexist. well congresswoman sutton put out a statement saying the mailer devalues the breadth of talents of women and she's calling for the chairman to step down. i think the republican chairman out there will be hearing from a lot of people about this. >>> finally, sarah palin on the stand, the ex-governor testified today about a 22-year-old accused of hacking into her, the governor's personal email account during the presidential campaign. palin told the jury that the breach caused a huge disruption if her family and friends' lives after personal details and contact information was posted online. palin also had some tough words outside the courtroom. >> anybody who thinks that t

republicans were stronger, it was a sun belt party, not just a southern party, and it did reach into the midwest and northeast. when california dropped out after 19 in 1990, that made the most important state taxes. -- texas, and that is how you get yourself into these problems like confederate history month. you are cut off from the rest of the country. i think there is a hope of defeating barbara boxer. i think there is more than a hope of defeating men and women, but much more important than republicans winning intel -- defeating meg whitman, but much more important is california is a moderate state of big state. if it rejoins, it will change the coalition for ever. >> we will see what happens across the nation, and we will follow the career of david fromm. i am sure his career bodes well. good to have you back on the program. >> always a pleasure. tavis: up next, leonard. in the leonard is a noted environmentalist, filmmaker, and author. his latest book also features a companion piece you can>> have e all the stuff we by comes from and where it goes when we throw it out? i could not stop won

the midwest and plains will be sunny and the southwest stays dry and warm. >>> turning now to sportsopening round turned out to be oldtimers day. we mean that in a nice way. as fred couples finished with the lead at six under par wearing sneakers without sock, the 50-year-old couples is the oldest first round solo leader in the masters' history. and right behind him, one shot back, is 60-year-old tom watson in a five way tie for second that also includes phil mickelson and last year's pga champion yan gchlt. and another reminder, cbs sports coverage of the two final rounds begins saturday afternoon at 3:30 eastern. >>> and how to baseball and the cubs at atlanta. randy wells had only one strikeout. mccann in the first. but held the braves scoreless through six. chicago got two solo homers and cabrera struck out to end it. cubs beat the braves 2-0. >>> in the american league, oakland's davis made a great leaping catch to take a home run away from bradley and pennington hit a double to right to help the as to a 6-2 victory. >>> finally, a big win for the chicago bulls. with lebron jame

in the midwest. there is a line of showers and storms. all associated with a cold front. so this one is inching toward our direction. come easter sunday. so we will see a couple more clouds around for easter sunday. and we could actually squeeze out a light april shower. but not a complete washout. slight chance for a rain shower depending on how much moisture makes it overtime mountain. so high pressure that is in control of our weather. the last three days. giving us the beautiful sunny weather. and above normal temperatures. and so, again, for tomorrow, for saturday. great day. to be outside. and temperatures tapping close to 80 for tomorrow. and then here comes the cold front late saturday night to early sunday morning for easter. and we will see some clouds around. maybe an isolated rain shower that moves out quickly. and then once that does, late sunday, another ridge of high pressure is going to build in here for monday and tuesday. so, another stretch of some dry warm weather. so for tomorrow, for saturday. beautiful day downtown. ample amount of sunshine. 74 degr

but one woman in the midwest makes it her business to make sure the people in her community who haveto nothing at least have something to eat. she's finding her kindness repaid in a lot of unexpected ways. her story from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: 4:30 in the morning and marcia merrick's kitchen is already busy. a one-woman peanut butter and jelly assembly line. 400 sack lunches later, she's out the door. for more than 40 years, marcia's headed onto sections of kansas city, missouri, where predawn shadows mask the faces of homelessness. >> how can i say those people aren't important? that's somebody's brother, that's somebody's son. >> reporter: here some 13,000 people fend for themselves on the streets, even finding a decent meal is a challenge. until marcia appears. they call her the mother of the streets. each lunch decorated with a message of hope. many places are intimidating. >> gosh, it's good to see you. >> reporter: oscar lives under an overpass. >> she's a good lady. she's got a good heart. >> reporter: theresa of no fixed address looks to marcia every day. >> makes

. >>> nine members of that christian militia group arrested in the midwest last week will stay behindars until they go to trial. the fbi says the hue tar lee militia is just one of many radical groups operating on the fringes of american life. in fact, according to the southern poverty l center, the number of militias has tripled since 200 from 42 to 127. >> our federal government has become out of control. >>eporter: you will find them all over the country, and all over the internet. >> i think what we are seeing out there is a real caldron, a kind of witches caldron of fury over a whole set of issues that range from the changing demographics of this country the election of a black president, the huge bailouts, certainly unemployment and the economy in general play into this. >> reporter: the picture now emerging of the hutaree militia is a small group with a big arsenal, and even bigger ambition. andrea harsh says she was once engaged to the group's alleged ring leader, david stone. >> they went so far as to make a big map on a room in one of their -- in their house, of their own co

office said last tuesday that other militias have distanced themselves from the nine members of the midwest group who were indicted this week for plotting to kill off horsemen officers. tell us what you know about this group and why is that other militia groups seem to be tried to put distance between themselves of these guys? >> guest: well, this was an odd group. basically they believe like most so-called patriot groups or militia type groups that to the world was headed for hell in a handbasket basically. what they believed essentially was there was coming commercial law, throwing good americans into concentration camps, those who resist an old what did the pushing of the u.s. assuming into a so-called new world order, some kind of socialistic one world government. it's not very fine in their ridings. this group was interesting in that it puts a very kind of christian millennial spin on the new world order idea. they, in fact, instead of talking specifically about the new world order talk about the antitrust and they seem to associate the anti priced may be hobbyhorse a lot of people al

notice the batch of showers in this section basically the midwest. w we have the slightest chance of showers tomorrow. we go up from where we are today and have the forecast shortly. let's check on the roads with sharon gibala in traffic control. >> reporter: it's a busy one out there on roads today. we have the accident on 95 in the northbound lanes. still blocking the left lane. delay going from there, the delay gets stuck on 95 northbound approaching the beltway on the right shoulder. we have an accidents there causing a backup to 895. watch for a wreck. one on the jfx. a few accidents in the city. one more on 50 westbound blocking the left lane. there's your drive times and your speeds. the latest is the west side inner loop. 35 miles per hour is the average with an 18-minute drive time. there's the west side at baltimore national pike. that is because of an accident that is right near there. a second accident could get in your way again at mountain road. this report brought to you by bmw, the ultimate driving machine. >>> thank you, a major miles

trade, cap and tax sort of policies are going to be really hard to take on manufacturing states, the midwest, people that use a lot of coal, coal areas and this is not sitting well with a lot of democrats and this is why this legislation hasn't passed. so, yes, what he did he came out and is offering some drilling concessions and he wants to offer some nuclear concessions and all designed to not just get republican support from south carolina's lindsey graham, but get some of his democrats on board. >> paul: all this has to do is pass the senate. this has passed the house. if they get it through the senate and only need two or three republicans to come along, wouldn't this give them the ability to push this across the finish line? >> it's true, but it's a little more complicated. it's sort of like health care. what they passed in the house was this massive, giant bill full of carve-outs and complicated things that do not include the president's concessions on drilling or nuclear loan guarantees, you would have to convince the house to come on board and put a bill together that both chambers

of the land in the midwest and in the heartland. there's a place where we can make some progress is backed with our conservation programs that we've put on the grounds such as the crp program and the wrp program and the flood plains is really put a patchwork of conservation all over the midwest and there are opportunities there to bring young people out there and let them experience that. in my experience it was almost the opposite, there was a lot of information there that said was to enroll in these programs you didn't have to let people on the ground and it was yours as a private landowner versus saying if you like to be connected with young people and like to be connected with schools years opportunity and the people you can talk to to make these lands available. i've heard it said before the american taxpayer paid for all these conservation projects but then they don't get to utilize it. i think farmers in their true nature would enjoy having kids and young people hikers and bird watchers, duck hunters, pheasant hunters and som

the midwest will be a little cooler than usual with minneapolis and fargo in the 50s. southwest is sunny and seasonable with phoenix and l.a. in the 80s. >>> the french spider-man is back doing what he does best. climbing tall buildings and being arrested. elaine robert returned to his home in paris where he scaled a 607-foot office building. police were of course waiting for him at the top. >> as they often are. robert has climbed nearly 100 buildings around the world including the empire state building and the eiffel tower. the big thrill for robert. but not for property managers or the police. i think they would rather have him on the ground. >> it's so unbelievable to think he does that without a net, without any harness, without anything. we'll be right back with more "world news now." hi, i'm catherine. as a real estate agent, i use febreze to prep my houses for sale. febreze fabric refresher is an essential component of my toolkit. when a house smells good, it gives a very positive impression on homebuyers. i also use it in my house because our couches were smel

this is a widespread severe weather outbreak from the midwest all the way to the east.tomorrow and we're looking at the threat for tornadoes that could be long lasting and large and also very intense. in addition to tornadoes we will see winds and heavy downpours of rain. this is the way it will look like for the weather to shape up on saturday and by the time we get through then, we have to deal with today. i'll have more on the weather in terms of severity coming up for this afternoon in a little bit. >> just a load of it. thank you. >>> crews have searched over and over again for survivors of tuesday night's oil rig explosion and now appear there's is little chance of finding 11 missing crew members. family members say they have been told to expect the worse. the rig sank yesterday and now there is fear of major crude oil spill. there is oil on the surface of the water. one expert says the damage could be major if it reaches the shore. so far no one is sure what caused this explosion. >> it's in our national interest, obviously, to know exactly what went wrong to ens

and you see the closest cloud cover way back across the upper midwest. the reason it is just so crystal clear across maryland and the southeast, huge dome of high pressure here along with that, nothing, very warm conditions, and warmer air west of that high on the south wind, mid-80s and upper 80s out toward st. louis, that moving our way slowly as we go towards easter sunday. over night, 47, clear skies not quite as chilly. tomorrow i think we'll make 77 but it could be warmer, pushing 80 in downtown baltimore. tomorrow night, dry, 48, calm, clear. seven-day forecast, a nice looking easter weekend to say the least. all sunshine, a few more clouds on easter sunday but i think we're up around 80 degrees all weekend long. kelly. >> thanks, wyatt. well, it was an april fool's joke but some folks why laughing. imagine grabbing the paper only to find out that your county neighborhood had become part of the city. that was the apparent reality for people living in edgemere and dunn dalg. they were trying to have fun and get people talking and boy did they get pe

the thunderstorms are expected throughout the day in the midwest as well. he latest, i'm joined now by nbc meteorologist bill karins. take it away. busy day. >> dangerous day out there. saturday morning you want to be worried about t-ball games, soccer, fun stuff like that. but it is dangerous. that's the biggest message we want to send to everyone, all our friends in louisiana, arkansas, tennessee, mississippi, alabama, later on tonight into georgia. those are the areas where tornado sirens could be going off at any time now right through this evening. thankfully we haven't heard of any reports of any damage from tornadoes so far. the weather map is very chaotic, not very organized right now. thunderstorms are popping up all over the place. the area of red and white is the greatest risk of seeing strong thunderstorms today. if you're going to see tornadoes, it is most likely going to happen in the area of red or white. i have the tornado outbreak pointed to mississippi and alabama and now it looks like that threat has expanded into southern portions of tenn

people across the midwest the same at the same time last night. what the heck was that?iant fireball streaked across the mid western sky from west to east people in several states reported seeing the fireball the light caused houses to rattle and people reported hearing a loud sonic boom when the fireball streaked across the sky. national weather service thinks the fireball was a meteor. vikings don't know if brett favre will be the quarterback next season but he's still making his presence known in the team locker room. he's a spokesperson for wrangler jeans. when players return for workouts this week it wasn't pants on the ground. >> ♪ pants on the ground, pants on the ground ♪ >> greta: it was pants in their lockers. they had a gift batting a pair of wranglers. favre had the jeans delivered to each teammate. 24-year-old man known as taiwan's susan boyle is not just an amazing singer. apparently he can dance. you remember this guy. he became an internet sensation around the world performing on taiwanese show doing a perfect rendition of whitney houston's, "i will alway

. >>> and in crop watch i am happy to report many folks in the midwest are able to get some serious planting done this week. farm journal reports from central illinois that plenty farmers will rolling. after two years of wet weather farmers are almost giddy with current conditions. he said the ground was in good shape. >> when u.s. farm report returns al sits down to talk markets. the discussion begins in just 2 minutes. please stay with us. this week i >>> our guest this morning u.s. farm report scott stewart, ryan. i have one question for each of you and i'm going to ask that question independently and then ask answers. scott, i'd like you to figure out and tell me what you think the number one issue facing farmers are today. and then i'm going to ask you the same thing, the number one issuess that farmers are facing today. i would like to get your answers. >> well, the obvious one and i am saying it a little tongue and cheek. getting the crop in the ground. they don't care about anything else right now and considering how wet the spring was for the last two years they are going like crazy

headlines. >> i wasn't setting you up, just to let now that. >> devastating tornados in parts of the midwestilling at least ten people. the latest on that disaster and where the storm is headed next this morning. >> plus, elementary school kids learning the basics about gun safety. is that too young to teach about packing heat? we report you decide. >> and jurassic park invading our set this morning, the boys are scared and why t-rex is running around. >> father john in there. >> took off my arm. i have diabetes, and sometimes i wonder why are my numbers all over the place? are you looking for answers? the accu-cheiva syst now has new tools to helpou discover what your numbers mea and how the things you do are connected to your blood sugar patterns. [ michelle ] with this tool i can see how food and the time of day affect mnumbers. i discovered how to wake up feeling great. [ male announcer ] disver the accu-cheaviva system and save with a prescription discount card. start your discovery today. >> welcome back to "fox & friends" this morning on your sunday morning, that's juliet huddy and da

and high pressure giving way today, and complex area of low pressure moving into the midwest. it will cut off in the main area of the jet stream. thunderstorm chances come our way through the day tomorrow. and the unsettled weather lasts all the way into next week as well. and here is the microcast hd by 8:00 this evening, one or two rain drops moving back in the area. and then 2:00 tomorrow morning, heavy rain showers moving through in the overnight hours tonight, and on average half an inch of rain expected across the area. >>> for today, cloudy, cooler, and rain likely today. have your rain plan ready to go. and clouds and showers, and a risk of a shower or thunderstorm throughout the afternoon tomorrow. and here is the all important extended forecast. cloudy and rainy chances for us all through the course of the day today. thunderstorm chances come in for tomorrow, and might have a rumble of thunderstorm tomorrow as well. and tuesday, the rain showers are tapering to an end. partly cloudy and dry for wednesday, and then beautiful weather comes back as we head into thursday

which runs 1500 convenience stores throughout the midwest. casey's general's already run up 4% on the news and i think casey's a strikeout for those trying to buy it now. but we can think of another way to make money off the next at-bat. the reason coushtar as i shortened it to make it even cooler, wants casey's general is simple. scale. in the convenience store business the bigger you are the more money you can make. once you've got scale you can call up pepsi and say i'm dictating the price to you now, i'm no longer taking your price. you can call up unilever, a lot of ice cream made by them, and dictate to them the price you're going to pay for their ice cream. or say hey, boss, going store brand, sorry. scale was the reason casey's general was undervalued before the announcement of this game-changing takeover bid. scale is the reason casey's board of directors rejected the bid offering too little for the company's future prospects. this got us thinking, us being me, what looks like casey's general. okay? if they're willing to pay about $2

americans were shocked when a rare zoanotic disease called monkeypox infected dozens of people in the midwest. >> the disease has spread to wisconsin, illinois and indiana. >> like fever. >> turns out it was caused by african rodents imported into america as pets. that outbreak was quickly contained. >> but in central africa, monkeypox continues to kill. dr. wolff takes sanjay and me on a long journey from cameroon to the democratic republic of congo where 20 people have just died from a monkeypox outbreak. we fly to a remote town called loja, where in a walled compound, we find coy alone in a small hut. >> now, we're standing out here and she's inside there. why is that? >> so the first thing you need to do is to isolate the patient. >> he is a local scientist working with dr. wolff's team. >> are we at risk? how contagious is this? >> just looking at the patient, you have no risk. but when you are in contact, direct contact with the patient, at that time you are in danger. >> coy is the latest victim. all of these people are slowly recovering and are still quarantined in this makeshift clin

. >>> poop is a problem from the chicken houses on the eastern shore to the cattle feed lots of the midweste fouling streets and creating dead zones offshore. >> bruce leshan has a story of a family farmer who nabbed one of the environmental prizes for trying to turn that tide. >> in the wide open spaces of michigan on the lane that bears her family name, lin henning and her husband were living the life they always dreamed. >> i love farming. farming is our way of life. >> starting in the late 1990s, henning says her way of life came under assault. within ten miles of her home, a dozen factory farms sprung up. places where tens and thousands of animals are raised hook to jowl, barely able to move. >> i like to refer them as animal factories, because the animals are nothing more than machines. they don't get to see the outdoors. >> thousands of gallons of waste is channeled into open pits, where the toxic brew of feces, urine, antibiotics, pesticides, blood, and bacteria is left to ferment before it is sprayed out on farm fields. henning says the stench is nearly unbearable. the toxic gases

as the front since south, a wave of energy will ride along from the midwest. south. not tomorrow morning. we will have sunshine in the orning. cloudy at lunchtime. some rain in the afternoon and evening. around 60 degrees tomorrow. sunny today. added clouds tonight in the 40's. not reaching much abo 60 tomorrow with clouds developing late. let's talk traffic with lisa baden. >> i was on the phone with stan thomas in our mobile units in the district. i heard the police sirens. he said there was a lot of official movement beginning around downtown now. motorcades are starting to roll around in the district as expected. kathy park has been with us all morning downtown. this is 66 traffic close to finger lakes. that's good. fair oaks looks fine. in springfield, there is a normal backup. getting into woodbridge, normal backup. the outer loop on the beltway it, starting to slow down. we will be back w >> this morning george stephanopoulos is there with an exclusive with president medvedev of russia. >> 6:54 is the time. a two-day nuclear summit gets under way today.

and ted bundy does not represent white guys from the midwest, he represents serial killers. that is who these people are. as long as we can get off of the failing to do the pr job, we will be closer to getting where we needed to go. >> stanley crouch, we are out of time. a book on charlie parker coming out. thank you. >> thank you for having me, brian. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> cspan, our public appears content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us and twitter, facebook, and youtube and sign up for our scheduled alert e-mails c-span.org. this year's bostoncam -- this year's student can competition -- studentcam competition. this is one of the second place winners. >> many people consider the united states to be the leader of the free world. as the l