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And other sources for a facial recognition project. this is the latest bombshell revealed in documents released by former agency employee edward snowden. it's not known whether such collecting is against u.s. law. >> that's kind of creepy. >> kind of creepy. creepy is a word i was thinking. >> very big brother. you like to think they have facial recognition of bad guys but -- >> who sorts through that stuff. >> who decides who's the bad guy and who's not. >> seems they are collecting it for the sake of it. >> they call it untapped potential. >> untapped potential. interesting. >> here's your m...

Line. this will only help it. kooky. >> let's look at the day ahead weatherwise. we have some big mess and show you where it's raining and the answer is up in the northern plains and some snow as well around the great lakes. some shower activity across were of texas and out west as well. now, notice, the eastern third is dry but man, it's cold. feels like winlter even though we're in spring. right now in new york city, it is below freezing as is cleveland and new england as well. currently in the teens. up in the northern plains, we have temperatures in the 40's. 60's from the central plains d...

City. here in the big town in new york city, we have 54. 50's throughout dixie land. 60's, approaching 70 along the gulf coast. later today, look at these temperatures. spectacular up in the eastern third. it's going to be 66 here in new york. 73 in raleigh. it will be 84 in tampa. and 71 in the valley. >> gas prices are sky-high. but president obama says more oil is not the answer. >> this is not the first time we've seen gas prices spike. it's been happening for years! we're not going to be able to just drill our way out of the problem of high gas prices. how much oil we produce here at home...

The forecast, you should know our planet will have a close encounter of the asteroid kind. a giant asteroid tonight at 6:25 eastern time. asteroid is the size of an aircraft carrier. now, be forewarned, if it hits the earth, it would cause a magnitude 7 earthquake and a 70 foot tsunami but don't worry, no danger. the earthquake will pass 202,000 miles away from earth. that's ok with us. meanwhile, take a look, we got some widely scattered thunderstorms all the way from the great lake states through the mid missouri and mississippi valley at this hour. it's dry across the eastern third and west...

Wind, rainfall. christina, maybe four to five inches of rain. urban flooding. this storm will last monday into tuesday. it will be wednesday before it pulls out of the way and by that point it will turn out to be the wettest march on record. new york city will make a run for it and the bottom line is more long delays at the airports in the northeast and once again watch the rivers like the passaic outside new york city. they've come up about flood stage twice. they probably will again. the payoff is tremendous, christina. after we get the storm out of the way, thursday, friday into easter week...