a dip and stronger system in place and enhancement there for the moderate threat today. take a look at your threat. moderate threat and very easy to see. maryland down to virginia. but notice the slight risk area is huge. remember talking about from pennsylvania all the way down to the gulf state. we're looking at 70 million of you with the threat of the severe weather today. not just the wind and the tornadoes, but we're talking the threat of large hail, lightning and then a lot of rain. way too much rain and notice we're adding an additional two to four inches of rain and many places five to six inches above average already. >> 70 million people in the path of this storm. thanks so much. another u.s. congressman in damage control this morning after a controversial comment made about rape. arizona republican trent franks insisting he was taken out of context while defending his proposal to ban abortions after 20 weeks. >> new controversy this morning after republican congressman