we could see close to a foot of rain in the next seven days and flash flood watches and warnings posted for all of these folks. there is your memorial day forecast. watching the southern plains. cooler than average across the west and a nice forecast across the east coast but of course julie. all interests across the southern plains. need to be paying attention to their local weather because we could have severe weather including tornados tonight. back to you. >> thank you so much. kelly. we have details on evidence that tripped up two men that police say hoped to reach the killing fields of isis. >> and the armies of islamic state fortifying positions after seizing control of two key cities. one in syria. one in iraq. and our military analyst captain chuck gnash is here with us next with his view. stay tuned.