want the roads cleared first so school buses and students can get around safely. >> boy, the lingering effects of irene, could go on for months. >> i don't think anyone thought it would be this bad or go on so many ripple effects the way it has. >> and president obama is set to tour new jersey today. paterson county, i believe, to check out the flood damage there on sunday. >> he'll see the damage firsthand. >> absolutely. now here's a look at your weather. showers today in flooded vermont and around pittsburgh and buffalo. stormy a a a threat of tornados from the dakotas tuppeo heavy downpours from southern to t thunderstorsfroa up m >> 74 in boston. 91 in atlanta. 88 in miami. mostly 90s from minneapolis to indianapolis. dallas, phoenix and colorado springs soar past the 100-degree mark yet again. >> staying hot there for sure. and the white house appears to be on the losing end of a political fight in washington. president obama agreed to move his major jobs speech after republicans complained that it