powerful storms have rumbled up the east coast. meanwhile in arizona, the slide fire has destroyed nearly 5,000 acres and continues to burn out of control. embattled va chief eric shinseki have assured veterans that if allegations of misconduct proved true, he will act. and president obama flew to new york state to speak about jobs and tourism during a visit to the baseball hall of fame, he said when it comes to tourism, the u.s. has a great product to sell. now we take you back to "hardball." "the wall street journal" says brian schweitzer auditions as hillary clinton's populous challenger. there is is a lane open, many believe, to the left of clinton