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Reform. still ahead, we look at how the federal budget process became so contentious. but first, could there be a spring thaw in the con tense, relationship -- contentious relationship between u.s. and

Reform. still ahead, we look at how the federal budget process became so contentious. but first, could there be a spring thaw in the con tense, relationship -- contentious relationship between u.s. and north korea? my sunglasses. [ tires screech ] ♪ oh, it was the first time i fell in love ♪ ♪ the first time i felt my heart ♪ [ man ] people say im forgetful. [ horn honking ] ♪ ...all through the night [ man ] maybe thats why we go to so many memorable places. ♪ [ male announcer ] the...

Catching certain kinds of mistakes. you know, years ago they didnt really even own up to this problem and now theyre owning up to it much more. >> as you always say, the empowered patient. >> you have to be one, especially in the hospital. >> thank you so much. great information this morning. about a quarter of the top of the hour now. need to take you to, you see what im talking about? extreme weather here. flood watches in effect. a number of places, including a number of counties in eastern...

They do this every year. quite frankly, routine for them, if you will. they do it well, hoping its going to hold. >> because in 2009, we came very close, you know, to a lot of flooding in fargo, one of the areas under a flood threat right now. well be watching the river very closely sunday because thats when were expecting it to crest close to the record crest that occurred in 2009 when this was leading the headlines. it does happen every year, the spring thaw. another thing that happens this ti...

Little to stop gadhafi forces from reaching the second largest city in libya, home to the national council, essentially the opposition government here. t.j.? >> ben weadman, just outside of ab damage ya, well check in with him, developments there in libya, happening today. where fighting continues in the important city of ajdabiya as he reported there and gadhafi forces seem to be making a move on that city. we want to turn back to this country and floodwate watches i effect. you can see from ...

Melts and we get that spring thaw and it does cause a lot of problems. with that said you can see we have a flood threat across many locations in the northern plains where we especially watch the red river as we always do this time of year as its expected to crest on sunday. very close to the record. its something to monitor at this point. flash flooding actually has occurred further south in missouri as a result of strong storms kind of unrelated to this. speaking of storms, heres a heads-up. s...

And also look at this, this is real-time frequent lightning strikes. youre seeing it as it happens. the orange boxes here indicate severe thunderstorm warnings. as the system moves through, were watching for that. were looking for a big area of a watch box. severe weather breaking out as we go through the afternoon into this region. another place were watching for bad weather, but a different kind, is the northern plain states. lets show you what it is looking like in south dakota as they prepar...

Go across america. ♪ >> ohio, warmer weather after all the winter cold, usually refreshing and the spring thaw concerning many people in the the northeast part of the state. increasing temperatures causing rivers to melt, breaking up ice and a chance of widespread flooding. >> ive never seen anything like that before. >> locals enjoying the spring like weather taking pictures of what it is coming with it. washington, pro,000 in seattle clashing with police, calling for justices. in the deadl...

Dig. no more giants. >> just stop. i have to sit here. >> reporter: he still struggles with his condition is happy to hear. and feels charles burn would be too. >> inside that huge frame was just another sensitive human being. >> reporter: reaching through centuries from one gentle giant to another. >> our thanks for that. a large part of the country, the country would be flooded out with the spring thaw. really. is that what is topping the news? well take a look at that after this. stay with me...

Later today, israels defense minister will meet with robert gates in washington. the first meeting between top israeli and american officials since the start of the uprising. the house failed to extend three key provisions of the patriot act. republicans brought the bill to the floor yesterday under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority of passage. in all, 26 republicans sided with democrats in opposing the measure which dealt with wiretaps, access to business records and surveillance of...