the charges against him in a news conference in the next hour. in new jersey, the latest hearing on the george washington bridge scandal, and today, scheduled to testify before the legislators is the commissioner of the port authority who is also a republican with a history in state politics, william schuber, and he was asked why the lanes were closed in the days that followed, but they got no answer. as many as 35 million people in line for severe weather. the plains and the mississippi valley will see thunderstorms packing high straitline winds and hail. nebraska has the greatest threat of tornadoes and the threat extends into tomorrow as well. president obama firming up relations with europe, and he is on the ground in warsaw pledging $1 billion in aid and the beefed up military there. and will the controversy of sergeant bergdahl overshadow the trip? and a hog castrating