now. dave: good saturday morning. a serious morning in the middle of the country. we start with an extreme weather alert. the heart of the country, from iowa to texas bracing for a violent life threatening outbreak of tornadoes. joining us from missouri, this is only the second time in history that something leak this has happened with this much of an advance earning, right? rick: yesterday this was a high risk issued today for severe weather and they have only done that a day ahead of time, twice. in their hit. a very elevated risk today and it happened around three to five time as year but to get it issued a day if advance gives you an idea how serious they take this. it has been a multiday severe weather event but today will be the climax. the tornado activity will significantly wrap up. and some of the images from oklahoma from yesterday, a lot of hail and tornadoes in texas. excuse me, in oklahoma, and yesterday, a tornado went through norman, oklahoma, where the stor