these are all severe thunderstorm warnings. we ve gotten reports of winds to 60, 70 miles an hour, not far away. in ft. worth probably 45 minutes, probably 2:34 there in the dallas area. certainly there could be wind damage, large hail s a possibility. a lot of heavy rain and a lot of lightning. but we do need rain, that s good news. severe warnings around the oklahoma city area. farther northward, severe thunderstorm watch areas, nebraska, kansas, and severe thunderstorm warnings within that as well a huge area potential severe weather from the lakes down through the plains. going to be a busy afternoon. thank you very much, carl. developing news from the faa, biggest changes in 20 years could be coming to the airline industry. and how it trains its pilots and crew members, this all comes after an awful crash in buffalo, new york, just two years ago. nbc s tom costello joins me now. what is the big headline in these changes here? reporter: the big headline this is a reaction, it
rule making apparatus here in washington takes time. you ve got to go through with, you know, consult with pilots, unions, there s a public hearing for the next, well, until the end of july, as i understand it, july 19th, in which the public can weigh in, and we ll see how quickly the çfaa might require these proposals. nbc s tom costello, thank you on the big changes from faa. in over two hours, president obama holds a strategy meeting on reducing the deficit. the president will meet at the white house with senate democrats in hopes of uniting them on a fiscal plan. then tomorrow, the president will meet with senate republicans. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o donnell joins us live. the information we re getting, again, is that this is a strategy meeting it won t be about negotiating. how that work? reporter: well, one of the interesting things, it s all democrats and all republicans in the senate invited not just leadership. and that could change sort of the tempo i