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Much. live from joplin. more crazy weather across the u.s. this memorial day weekend. unofficial kickoff to summer in parts of washington state and snow still falling. snow showers could linger through the weekend. closing many of the campgrounds in the state. that puts a damper on many vacationers plans. chris war sent joining me now. chris, whats going on out there? >> well, we have some very cool weather in the west. and very warm weather in the east. lets take a look at what is going on. w...

Already announced plans that they will rebuild as soon as possible. >> charles hadlock. again, the president arrives there tomorrow for a tour and memorial service. >> reporter: thats correct. the president will arrive here tomorrow. he will tour the devastated area. he will talk with survivors. and also, he will attend a memorial service thats planned for tomorrow afternoon here in joplin. >> should be very poignant day there in joplin month, month. as if they hadnt had enough already. thank yo...

And many families that were planning their trip here were waiting it out like the rest of us. >> we were very concerned yesterday. we didnt prebuy our tickets. so we were going to come down here yesterday and then decided to wait and see how things went and came this morning instead. >> its just ridiculous. they cant come to a decision about our federal budget, what are on earth are they doing in office? >> look at all these people in line. they would have been very disappointed. >> reporter: of...

Parks and monuments and museums that make up this national park system that were threatened by this possible shutdown. of course, that was avoided and many of the visitors here yesterday changed their plans in the event it would be closed today, that we had talked to them a short time yesterday. and they said they were very pleased, they were hoping that the shutdown would be avoided and that they were hoping that they would be able to get a chance to see the statue of liberty yesterday, just in...

Park. all national parks across the country have to close if the government shuts down, and here we see signs of this. these barricades are in place ready to deploy in that shutdown happens. that will affect 800,000 people a day who visit these national parks all across the country. people like this who have come here to see the vista here, this overlook. one of the many attractions in this park. these areas will all be sealed off. campgrounds, people who have set up there, they will be asked to...

People said it shot lava as high as 60 feet into the air. scientists say it happened as part of the crater floor collapsed. no homes were threatened, no one injured, but park rangers closed a number of trails and campgrounds because of toxic fumes and concerns that other parts of the volcano could collapse without warning. also, so much talk of finding ways to cut government spending. hey, im trying to tell a story here, kiran. you want to listen to it? there is another effort underway that co...

And granite city and the metro east area. >> also developing this morning, wildfires burning in two states. in texas, dozens of wildfires have burned more than 130,000 acres since sunday. most of the damage across the texas panhandle. officials say they were started by power lines brought down by high winds. the fires are blamed for at least one death. crews may get some help today. calmer winds are expected. and in florida, nearly 20-mile stretch of interstate 95 remains closed today in centr...

Also injured. officials believe it was a tornado that struck their home. part of a severe storm front that ripped across south central tennessee monday afternoon. several trailers were destroyed and power lines were down. a fast-moving wildfire shut down major highways along floridas atlantic coast. a 20-mile stretch of interstate 95 and parts of u.s. 1 will remain closed today. that fire started on monday, moving quickly and grew to more than 6,000 acres. in volusia and brevard counties. camp...

But it had been planned for a couple of months in advance, according to documents and letters weve received. >> shepard: have the two who you captured or relatives of the two out there been helpful? >> a little bit. not much. thats what makes it a little bit frustrating. weve done hundreds of interviews on this case and we get little bits and pieces here and there. its like a pulls puzzle were trying to put together and need one more piece. >> shepard: its my understanding theyre believed to hav...

Do. >> truck stops and campgrounds, we have a lot of listeners on sirius xm satellite radio. if youre a trucker and you listen to this channel. next time you hit a truck stop, grab a paper and look at these pictures because they need your help. they have killed since they got out and need to get locked up. good luck. >> they sure do. the 97 nissan sentra we believe is still being used. the plate could be any state. were gleaming offer the united states from all stolen plates. >> a sent are sentr...