part of the day. storms earlier in parts of missouri and back into kansas and they since calmed down a bit and later on as the heat begins to build, you might have more eri erupt. expect highs to vary and 70s in the northeast and 1101 in el paso. as we fast forward for the rest of the weekend, the northern half of the country, mainly some rainfall in the south, as you might imagine. humid and warm and hot for texas and kind of a mixed bag for you in california. i imagine the rain stay north of redding, california. conditions should be just fine for you. all right, loud and clear, back to you. >> great, thanks. >> you bet. she's been out of the spotlight for months, but sarah palin is now back in the headlines. we'll tell you what she's doing now that speculation is intensifying about a possible presidential bid. port them. people told me i wasn't going to do anything. and i just decided i have more to offer than that.