and good morning to you. it is wednesday november 16th. only two days until friday. ali velshi has the day off. i m carol costello along with christine romans. welcome to american morning. first up a severe weather warning right now for the new orleans area. jacqui jeras is in the extreme weather center. a rote taiting thunderstorm that could produce a thunderstorm any time. jefferson and including the city of new orleans. probably 15 minutes away. get to your safe place right now this morning. this is in effect until 5:30 local time. a radar indicated tornado that could drop down. the threat stretches from louisiana through parts of mississippi on into alabama, and we think that line will intensify as it heads towards the east today. so we ll continue to track the storm. any new information we ll bring it along to you. a tornado warning possible right now for the city of new orleans. back to you guys. thanks, jacqui. now to penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary sp