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Since the weekend, the storms today mainly bringing just damaging winds. but also torrential rainfall. as you see, numerous rounds much thunderstorms in these areas. plenty of soaking rainfall, flash flooding and river flooding a major concern from portions of pennsylvania and new jersey all the way south and westward to the gulf of mexico. john and diana, back to you. >> thank you, jim. to oklahoma now, executions are on hold over a botched lethal injection. two were scheduled to take place yesterday evening. a new drug combination. after he was given the supposedly fatal shot, clayton locket...

>> reporter: good morning, john and diana. seeing soaking rainfall today as the air is moving out of the north and west. record warmth in place through the weekend as the air masses collide here. rain stretching from boston to new york city, d.c., philadelphia. we are going to see more in the way of freezing rain across portions of new england, and that rain stretches further southward along eastern seaboard to the gulf of mexico. john and diana, back to you. >> all right. jim dickey at accu-weather, thank you. a pedestrian was rescued after being hit by a commuter train in portland, oregon....

Category one hurricane by the time it arrives. dangerous wind and flooding downpours are expected as tropical storm karen moves to the shore. >> let's get the latest from jim dickey at accu-weather. >> reporter: good morning, here's karen sitting right in the middle of the gulf of mexico here drifting slowly to the north and northwest. we are expecting the storm to make a turn to the north and east. generally stay around the intensity it is now. likely staying a tropical storm. it could potentially reach minimum hurricane force but likely then reaching tropical storm force again. as it makes l...

Water, securing homes and getting supplies. heavy rain definitely on the way. the tropical storm is gaining strength and could grow to a category one hurricane by the time it arrives. dangerous wind and flooding downpours are expected as tropical storm karen moves to the shore. >> let's get the latest from jim dickey at accu-weather. >> reporter: good morning, here's karen sitting right in the middle of the gulf of mexico here drifting slowly to the north and northwest. we are expecting the storm to make a turn to the north and east. generally stay around the intensity it is now. likely stayin...

Trying to prevent the damage they saw last year from tropical storm debbie. with wind speeds topping 50 miles an hour and several inches of rain, this storm will be felt across a broad area. >> let's check in with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. we are tracking our first tropical storm of the season here, tropical storm andrea. winds fairly negligible with this storm. as far as impacts go, we'll see some soaking rainfall, though. it will move north and eastward. moving over northern florida late afternoon into the evening. rain will com...