prompted three weeks of protests in madison heads to the state assembly, where it should pass easily. and republican governor scott walker who championed the bill all along will sign it into law. >> they are so eager to take away the rights that people of this state have enjoyed for 50 years -- >> reporter: those 14 absent democrats are certain to return and the political furor is likely to grow. chris bury, abc news. the severe storms that have ripped through the south may have spawned at least two dozen tornadoes. at least three of them touched down in southern louisiana, packing winds as high as 110 miles an hour. one woman suffered three cracked ribs when a twister threw her from her home. the governor there is among several to declare a state of emergency. and as the deep south dries out, all of that heavy rain poses a major threat to the northeast. new jersey's already flooded after rain storms last weekend. so, now crews have been busy stacking sandbags as another storm approaches.