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where she'll stop until she's been there. she turned up this morning at the national archives in her words highlighting america's foundation and contemplating a run for president in 2012. yesterday palin hit the streets with rolling thunder, the motorcycle rally honoring america's m.i.a.s and p.o.w.s. but we think she'll be in gettysburg, pennsylvania later today. jim acosta, she's used the word "foundation" a lot this morning. is she laying the foundation for a presidential run? >> reporter: well, you know, we're not hearing a whole lot, to be quite honest, because that is the game ...

>> on this holiday morning. >> and we've got a lot of news. we begin with the weather. first a new wave of spring storms is pounding the midwest. in fact, some of the worst damage is in battle creek, michigan. a storm packing 80-mile-an-hour winds snapped trees, brought down a lot of power lines. in fact, across the state some 100,000 homes and businesses lost power. >> a violent storm hit the chicago area. ferocious winds uprooting trees and sending them on the tops of houses and cars. >> the trees just doubled. it was the strongest wind i've seen in a long time. >> that's the impor...

What's this all about 1234? >> reporter: drew, there's been a lot of complaints about the food pyramid so now the federal government is coming up with a new icon, and we're told by the usda that it is a plate, like a dinner plate. we presume it will be divided into sections that will show you how much of the different types of food you should be eating. >> what was wrong with the pyramid? >> reporter: you know, the pyramid, to put it gently is not considered a great public health success. you don't look at it and think oh, i get it, now i know how to eat right. it was confusing and divided int...

Got a boisterous welcome home from thousands of supporters today. returning to his home land two years after being ousted in a could you plea coup. he urged supporters to pursue peaceful democratic change. zelaya ha been in exile in the dominican republic but reached the deal with the hon dour ran government which allowed him to return. out with the food pyramid. in with a dinner plate. that is the brand new icon of healthy eating that the agriculture department is going to unveil this coming thursday. what's prompting the makeover and what does it mean? we'll tell you about that ahead in th...

Welcome home from thousands of supporters. returning to his homeland two years average being ousted in a coup. he urged supporters to pursue peaceful democratic change. he had been in exile in the dominican republic, but reached a deal with the honduran government which allowed him to return. out with the food pyramid. in with the dinner plate. that's the brand new icon of healthy eating that the agriculture department will unveil this coming thursday. what's prompting the makeover and what does it mean? we'll tell you about that ahead in this newscast. a quick sports note. barcelona defeate...