study really got the attention that he wanted here, which is to get everybody talking about this and get the spotlight on the issue. absolutely. all right, right now we are spotlighting your forecast. let s take a look at what s going to happen here on this thursday. heavy rain from tallahassee to columbia, south carolina. thunderstorms in houston, new orleans, and little rock. ormy from colorado to minnesota. and heavy rain around des moines and kansas city. downpours in the rockies. 83 in boise. 91 in colorado springs. 70s from fargo to the twin cities. and a comfortable 80 in chicago. 90s in new orleans, miami, and atlanta. 83 here in new york. i think the humidity s going to cut back just a little bit. yes, it s been humid here for sure. let s talk about this bittersweet story. this is a story of survival from southern california. yes, a duckling, barely 2 weeks old, got stuck in a storm drain near a busy freeway near san diego. an emergency animal rescuer was finally a