that s john couwels on the phone. now to the developing weather situation overnight. what was tropical storm flossie has been battering hawaii with rain, wind and lightning and may take some time before the islands are in the clear. indra petersons is tracking it for us. downgraded to a depression and in the next 36 hours it will become a remnant low. 35 miles per hour in winds. weakened significantly before coming onshore. about the next 72 hours we expect it to be a remnant low. notice the track here. definitely kind of moving in that west-northwesterly direction. the other thing unbelievable last night if you were around central kansas and missouri look at the heavy rain, 6.97 inches. it s very slow-moving system drenching the area with heavy rain and continues to move to the east looking for another two to four inches in the mississippi valley. a lot of things going on.