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Melts and we get that spring thaw and it does cause a lot of problems. with that said you can see we have a flood threat across many locations in the northern plains where we especially watch the red river as we always do this time of year as it's expected to crest on sunday. very close to the record. it's something to monitor at this point. flash flooding actually has occurred further south in missouri as a result of strong storms kind of unrelated to this. speaking of storms, here's a heads-up. saturday today and sunday tomorrow, get ready for severe weather. i'm talking about a pretty big o...

And also look at this, this is real-time frequent lightning strikes. you're seeing it as it happens. the orange boxes here indicate severe thunderstorm warnings. as the system moves through, we're watching for that. we're looking for a big area of a watch box. severe weather breaking out as we go through the afternoon into this region. another place we're watching for bad weather, but a different kind, is the northern plain states. let's show you what it is looking like in south dakota as they prepare for the spring thaw. what that means we're seeing right now a lot of people just preparing fo...

Go across america. ♪ >> ohio, warmer weather after all the winter cold, usually refreshing and the spring thaw concerning many people in the the northeast part of the state. increasing temperatures causing rivers to melt, breaking up ice and a chance of widespread flooding. >> i've never seen anything like that before. >> locals enjoying the spring like weather taking pictures of what it is coming with it. washington, pro,000 in seattle clashing with police, calling for justices. in the deadly shooting of a native american wood carver. the man shot by a former police officer and the court ...

Dig. no more giants. >> just stop. i have to sit here. >> reporter: he still struggles with his condition is happy to hear. and feels charles burn would be too. >> inside that huge frame was just another sensitive human being. >> reporter: reaching through centuries from one gentle giant to another. >> our thanks for that. a large part of the country, the country would be flooded out with the spring thaw. really. is that what is topping the news? we'll take a look at that after this. stay with me.

Later today, israel's defense minister will meet with robert gates in washington. the first meeting between top israeli and american officials since the start of the uprising. the house failed to extend three key provisions of the patriot act. republicans brought the bill to the floor yesterday under a procedure requiring a two-thirds majority of passage. in all, 26 republicans sided with democrats in opposing the measure which dealt with wiretaps, access to business records and surveillance of terror suspects. without further action, the provisions expire at the end of the month. and gene...