good morning to you. it is tuesday, december the 20th. i m ali velshi joined again by alina cho this morning. good morning. good morning to you. so glad you re with us and up first, the u.s. keeping an eye out for advancing troops and any other threatening moves after the death of a dictator in north korea. north korean media show the images of kim jong-il s body laid out in a glass coffin. his third son and successor, kim jong un, paying respects. and live for us in seoul, south korea, anna, good morning. the south korean government sending its condolences along with a dose of what some are calling christian mystery diplomacy. what s that all about? reporter: that is right, alina. the sense of condolence, the official wording from the south korean government. this is a real thorn in relations because relations between the two countries hit rock bottom of late. it s worst of the relationships for years. offering sympathies certainly seems to be an act of south korea reach
hard, not with just severe weather but also heavy rain. that will be a location that we watch closely over the next 24 to 48 hours. look at what we will find. three to five inches of rain for st. louis, and working down towards louisville as well. and flood issue is a risk out there for you, and severe weather for our sunday, and from the mid-atlantic back into the plains, and anywhere shaded in the red we have a risk for strong storms. gusty winds and hail and we could be talking about tornados. the search for a missing tennessee student is expanding and a new dna clue could hold the key. authorities are combing over a larger area for any sign of holly bobo. and holly s family and friends say they believe she s alive and officials are asking for 1,500 volunteers to help in the search. joining me live, clint van zant,
along the frontal boundary from the mid-atlantic into the southern plains. with it, heavy heavy downpours as we head through the overnight hours. we will see the rain pick up in intensity. we will see the yellow start to show up here across portions of the state of missouri, an area already hit hard not with just severe weather but heavy rain. that s going to be a location that we watch closely over the next 24 to 48 hours. look at what we will find. three to five inches of rain for st. louis, and working down towards louisville as well. flood risks for you, and severe weather from sunday from the mid-atlantic back into the plains, anywhere shaded in red. we could be talking about tornadoes. thank you. doctors working with gabriel giffords say the arizona congresswoman continues to make progress. and members of giffords