omaha, kansas city, even out towards north platte, chicago even. not the heightened risk, but still a slight risk for severe weather. then by wednesday, that's only going to spread farther off into the ohio valley. big reason why, looking at that strong jet stream, the winds way up high lining up now with the warm, moist air and the cold air behind it. so, there's two separate air masses. on top of it, you have a frontal system going right through the same region, so it's kind of that perfect storm. all those ingredients coming together to not only give severe weather, but also heavy rain. so flooding's going to be a concern as well. 2 to 4 inches in the region. once it spreads to the northeast, it weakens a bit, only 1 to 2 inches expected there. temperaturewise, above normal, hot and muggy. same in the southeast, looking at temperatures generally where they should be for this time of year. >> thanks, indra. let's look at what's coming up on "new day" this morning. >> kate bolduan with us. >> good morning, guys. we're following two big political stories to start off this week. the white house taking heat on two fronts. today, the epa is unveiling a huge proposal, calling for deep cuts to carbon emissions from power plants, but the president