for south florida. this includes west palm beach, boca raton down through miami and fort lauderdale. lots of heavy rain coming in to south florida right now so we're watching that and i think it's just going to get worse before it gets better. these tornado watches are in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight so with the heating of the day as we get into the afternoon we are likely to see warnings issued. we'll let you know if we get any warnings here or any region in the country. >> be careful out there. thank you, bonnie. now to tucson and more encouraging news about congresswoman gabrielle giffords. her condition is upgraded from critical to serious and she continues to do well according to doctors. we're at the hospital where we expect an update in the next hour, maybe. thelma? representative giffords took a big step forward over the weekend. tell us about that. >> reporter: yes, absolutely, carol. the congresswoman has now had her condition upgraded from critical to serious and that's partly because she can breathe on her own now through a trak