vital lifelines to the nation. but now a harsh new reality is setting in for many long haulers. here is shannon pettypiece. reporter: the days start early for arnisha baron. sometimes i have to spray a little. i do this every day. reporter: up before 4:30 a.m., readying her 18-wheeler. today she s hauling dairy to chicago, picking up in virginia s shenandoah valley. that s where i joined her. wow! roomy in here. my refrigerator is right here. reporter: and a little microwave. yep, and my tv. reporter: how many hours will you drive in a normal week? 70 hours. reporter: baron is a single mother of three. trucking paid the bills. my ultimate goal was not to fail my kids. i m driving, they call me, doing homework. i m doing the mom duties while in the
the language in the last year after the joplin and tuscaloosa tornadoes they went in and decided to change the wording with some storms and there are tornado warnings an then there are tornado warnings that they will give exaggerated language to as a potentially life threatening and extremely dangerous situation. so that certain tornado warnings can have certainly people take them a little more interesting. if you live in the areas sometimes you can spend all spring dealing with tornado watches and warnings and sometimes you can become a little complacent to it so they added additional language to make sure people have the exact expectations and are warned when they are a little more serious than other tornado warned storms. shepard: the governor of oklahoma, mary fallon is on the line with us now. i was listening earlier as you were trying to get home and do your mom duties as you put it