much of the east coast remains on high alert for severe weather. >> gregg: a twister already touching down in queens new york this morning. there is the videotape. hurling debris in the air, knocking out power and upsetting residents. >> heather: president obama telling an audience in florida that republicans are, quote, dead wrong calling america a country in decline. gop presidential nominee mitt romney is holding a campaign rally in virginia. >> gregg: new developments out of iran to tell you about where family and friends are welcoming home a christian pastor who has been in prison for almost three long years. the 35-year-old man was awaiting execution for refusing to renounce his faith when suddenly he was set free by an iranian court today. leland vitter is live with more. >> he at one point were told was hours away from execution.