ceiling. all of these things that will try and aid a natural birth. anything to relieve as much discomfort as possible. because anyone that's been there will be thinking of kate today and wishing her well. because it's not always a comfortable experience. she'll be in a lot of pain. she's been using hypno birthing and breathing techniques as a way of coping. we really do wish her the very, very best in the hope for a smooth, safe delivery. >> beginning of such an exciting time for both william and kate and the whole royal family. we'll be watching it with you. katie nicholl, great to see you. we'll have so much more on this breaking news throughout the show. be sure of that. stay with us. let's give you what's going on back here at home. extreme weather all across the country this morning. lightning storms, flash flooding, even tornadoes. we have team coverage on that as well. stephanie elam is in apache junction, arizona. meteorologist indra petersons is here in new york, of course. i'm going to start with stephanie near phoenix where flash flooding has been the problem so far.