speak. we re all a little bit scary about this kind of stuff. it s been rough over the last couple weeks. we ve been talking about this stuff happening in parts of alabama, through parts of the southeast, of course and when you get into missouri and even into portions of arkansas, the weather has been exceptionally rough. i ll tell you right now we re keeping a sharp eye on what may happen later on today for parts of the central plains and back into the mid-mississippi valley. slight risk from the storm prediction center and that may include some tornadoes. one of the places we re watching has been in parts of missouri. joplin right here just down in the corner but north of springfield we ve seen some of the splash and dash showers. we ve had clearing east of wichita but what might happen is you might see the temperatures boost up a bit and that, combined with all that unstable air, could make for pretty rough things in the afternoon. thunderstorms a possibility. very quickly as we jum
angeling will not be flying. i ll tell you why. head out for holiday shopping. pretty soon you may be able to leave your wallet at home as long as you have a smartphone with you. and sarah palin, is she about to go for a run for president of the united states? she s certainly making herself a lot more visible these days. almost a week after a tornado tore a half mile path through joplin, missouri, they re still searching for the missing. here s the information on the latest. in one of the most deadly tornadoes in the country. 156 people are unaccounted for as of this morning. the number of dead stands at 132, with more than 1,000 injured. we expect an update on the number of missing and hurt at 11:00 eastern time. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance. fema has approved a $2.8 million grants and aid. president obama will be in joplin tomorrow to meet with officials and survivors. the president is sure to hear some of the gripping stories of