school kids are merciless. kids and animals, there s always torture involved. dylan is back with the weather. it s going to be pretty rainy kroos the gulf coast. we have the cold front draped across the middle of the country. ahead it of it we re going to see stronger storms. ohio and pennsylvania could end up with large hail and heavy downpours with gusty winds and also through new orleans and into mississippi, we could end up with large hail. the damaging winds and heavy downpours too. new york city topping out about 80 degrees this afternoon. boston making it up to 76. those thunderstorms in washington, d.c. and atlanta shouldn t move in until late in the day. washington topping out around 85 degrees. 66 today in minneapolis. by the time we get into the weekend, saturday s highs should be in the lower 50s. it s going to cool off again in that area. looking forward to a beautiful friday. thank you so much, dylan. just ahead, the dog is out.