you could definitely see damaging winds and isolated tornados. the threat is all the way up the southeast to the mid-atlantic region. we look for very warm, moist, unstable area. we ll deal with record-setting temperatures across the south in some cases. 73 in dallas. 55 in kansas city. in st. louis we re at 68 degrees. so, jon, this is something we typically see in late spring, a dynamic weather system that will give us unfortunately the potential for very damaging storms throughout the day and into the overnight and into tomorrow. so we ll keep you posted of course. jon: please stay on top of it for us janice. thank you. will do. patti ann: happening now , will she or won t she? it could make for a dramatic turn in the so-called femme-fatale case. jodi arias is expected to take the stand this week in her murder trial. she will try to convince the jury of her third version of events in the death of her boyfriend. she is now claiming she acted in self-defense when
patti ann: new information could save the lives of patients suffering from breast cancer. researchers looked at more than 100,000 cases and they found that patients in stage one and stage two who chose to remove only the lump and get radiation treatment had a better survival rates than those who chose a mass second my. dr. marc siegel, from langone center at new york university and fox news contributor. hi, patti ann. patti ann: this is for maul early breast cancers. can we assume part of the reason people who get a mastectomy. they look at those for very early type. they looked california registry of over 100,000
defense policies. jon: well you say after 10 years of war the pentagon needs recapitalization. yet we re looking at budget cuts. absolutely. and that s the real concern. chuck hagel has made some comments about, you know, paring down i think the word was the defense budget. critically important that we have the forces we need to deal with the national security challenges that we face. you know, jon, war is come as you are affair. you don t always get the opportunity to prepare for it. think about 9/11. so you really need to have the forces. it takes awhile to develop those weapons systems. we really need to think about these things as we go forward. jon: peter brookes, from the heritage foundation. peter, thank you. thank you, jon. patti ann: president obama is heading west today to rally support for immigration reform but there are new questions about whether he is also got another agenda that could pave the way for another democratic victory in 2016. we re following breaking deta
patti ann: brand new stories coming up next hour. four years after president obama promised to close guantanamo bay the state department closes the office that was working on shutting it down. what this could mean for the prison s future coming up. and a desperate search underway for the pilot of a missing f-16 fighter jet. rick folbaum brings us the latest breaking details. we ll tell you where drivers are bracing for a new pinch at the pump and how that could affect the rest of the country. that is all coming up at 12:00. jon: breaking news out of east texas where a oil storage facility on fire. crews are working to try to stop the huge flames from spreading. it all began with an explosion at one of the storage tanks. two people reportedly
other quadruple amputees up at walter reed. they re recovering and about 300 overall have lost limbs from these wars. brepd dan marrocco is shown here before his surgery in a new home built by a group called homes for heroes in staten island where he is from. his house was damaged by hurricane sandy but he says it is being rebuilt. patti ann? patti ann: a lot to go through. how long before he might be able to use his arms? reporter: well it is very interesting. his doctors described how he is going to gain about an inch of nerve and feeling every month. so this just happened, this surgery just happened on december 18th and so, he has some feeling. he started to move his arms. this is what his doctor, andrew lee, just said. brandon will also engage in intensive hand therapy which he already began a week after transplant. because the nerves regenerate at the maximum speed of one inch per month,