the governor met by hundred of protesters as he got a firsthand look at the toxic algae at the st. lucie river. protesters claim federal and state governments have been slow to offer assistance. the governor agreed to commit $40 million to a storm water treatment facility. >> moving on to the rest of the weather now -- there will be more rain out there for south florida today. along with the rest of the southeast and parts of the ohio valley, and severe storms in the midwest, northern plains. thunder is going to roll across the rockies and the southwest. there will be showers in the northwest. >> 81 in seattle. 90, portland. lots of 92s on board. today, albuquerque, colorado springs, omaha, new orleans, in the 80s for the northeast corner of the nation. >> now to a story about a hap -- happy couple who had true fairy tale start. to their formal life together. erica ramos and paul phillips. >> when paul knew it was time to propose marriage, he wanted it to be a real storybook type of event. he created a book, gorilla falls in love with the giraffe. he was the gorilla.