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Only other weather of concern, from des moines to ames, some storms. so again, if we have problems in the u.s. from a possible storm which could be anybody from a tropical storm to hurricane next week, it would be early probably next week. so this is really the first time of concern that i have. >> well, hopefully it doesn't materialize. >> we always hope not, but just in case, we'll be on it. well, direct message from starbucks ceo to gun owners. plus a true to life death defying rescue caught on tape. that's coming up next. run, go, go! did he just fumble?

This morning and heavy downpours from des moines to ames, cedar rapids, the quad cities are next, sweeping towards chicago as we go throughout the morning rush so could have some delays possibly at the airports and on the roads. other concerns, thunderstorms starting to fire up good through central and now southern portions of wisconsin. we eventually around madison and milwaukee during the rush hour, you'll deal with a little bit of rain. sliding back to the eastern seaboard, most of the wet weather is gone from the storms yesterday. just a little bit left over here on i-95 from portland, mai...

How do you assess his chances? >> romney advisors say we will do it different this time. will he skip iowa? he poured zillions of dollars into iowa last time and did not prevail, mike huckabee won. they will do things differently this time. he wouldn't commit to ames which is going to -- could be viewed by people in iowa as a sign that he is just not going to play hard there. right now they are saying they will play hard everywhere but all of the signs are that they going to do things differently and emphasize new hampshire a lot more this time. >> chris: what is your sense not just iowa but a...

How do you assess his chances? >> romney advisors say we will do it different this time. will he skip iowa? he poured zillions of dollars into iowa last time and did not prevail, mike huckabee won. they will do things differently this time. he wouldn't commit to ames which is going to -- could be viewed by people in iowa as a sign that he is just not going to play hard there. right now they are saying they will play hard everywhere but all of the signs are that they going to do things differently and emphasize new hampshire a lot more this time. >> chris: what is your sense not just iowa but a...

With all this nasty weather going on. the big storms in d.c. and iowa and especially the skunk river that has been way above its banks and record levels the last three or four days and under a slight risk of severe weather today. all the way up to where they're trying to get into a golf tournament in wisconsin back through iowa. in iowa we're watching the radar closely this afternoon. big storms racing through wisconsin and developing over illinois. but as far as the des moines to ames area goes, at least for now, a break. more rain expected later today. our computers are pinpointing the heavi...