LIVE: No Kings protests against President Donald Trump’s policies are being held across the country

LIVE: No Kings protests against President Donald Trump’s policies are being held across the country

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He’s coming. [Music] All [Music] right, you can join us on this. [Music] Come back. We are cutting into your programming here on WFAA plus as we follow two major stories across the country and here in North Texas. On one side of your screen there, you are taking a live look at Washington DC where people are participating in the No Kings Rally. There are more than 2500 of these events happening across the country today and more than a dozen right here in North Texas. We’re going to bring you coverage of that. And on the other side of your screen there, we are taking a live look out at North Texas where we are expecting some storms uh in the next few hours or so. We’re going to keep our eyes on both of those stories today. But we’re going to start with our coverage of those protests that we talked about. Thank you for being with us. I’m Morgan Young. Uh we have crews that are covering this across our area. Starting in Colin County in Frisco where protesters started about 9:00 this morning. Uh we had crews there. You can see folks lining the streets there, waving flags, saying no kings on them. Uh there was a really big showing here in Fris. We’re actually going to get to our reporter who talked um with some of those folks in just a minute or so. But you can just see here people lining the streets waving American flags uh having signs and really trying to send their message here. And I want you to listen to what one person who was there today said about who was out there and why. This is not just Democrats. It is Democrats, independents, Republicans, non voters that we hope to turn into voters. This is not a Democrat organization. It’s not an organization. It’s a collective grassroots people that are just all kinds of people. Was out there in Fris this morning. I know she’s in the process of getting to another location, but she’s joining us by phone now. Uh Natalie, good morning. I I want to just hear from you. I know we spoke earlier. You said that you were surprised by the number of people who showed up in Frisco this morning. I was, Morgan. And to be frank with you, I think everyone I spoke with was a little surprised, but pleasantly so as well. Uh, most of the people I talked to, uh, you know, they were Democrats or independent. I did speak to some Republicans. Um they described themselves as blue or purple dots in a predominantly red county and state for that matter and really wanted to hone in the message that this was not, you know, something that was, you know, they’re not getting paid like some, you know, senators as recently as yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz claiming that no peace protesters were paid uh to be on the streets uh including here in Fris. Uh they are not paid. They’re here to really share their message of wanting a free and fair democracy and many of them not feeling like that is what they are getting right now. Uh like I mentioned, I spoke to Democrats. I spoke to Republicans over the last two hours. I spoke to independents, to Jews, to Arabs. I spoke to the children of people who uh fought in World War I and World War II. I spoke to veterans, preachers, church groups. Um, and I was, you know, surprised to see that even in the last 30 minutes of what was planned for just a two-hour rally in Frisco along Stone Brook uh, and Main Street, it it nearly doubled in size. The way I lost cell phone service in moments was really kind of startling. Everyone was just um, together in camaraderie in in a very peaceful protest. I had a chance to speak with a couple of Frisco police officers who were patrolling the area. They had units in this big retail area along the streets where the protest was happening. Some who were on foot uh going along the sidewalk making sure everyone was okay. They also called this peaceful. I looked for counterprotesters as we normally do in our fair coverage here on WFAA and I learned uh that the counterprotesters did not receive a permit in time to uh be on the same uh and be in the same area as the no keys protest in Frisco. Uh this is a lot more of what you’ll hear from uh from our side of things in Colin County in our coverage later tonight on WFAA. Uh but we certainly got got to talk to a lot of people who again were sharing a lot of the same message of just wanting a free and fair democracy and not feeling like they were are getting that and it was quite peaceful uh per just what we were seeing and and by Fris police department. All right, Natalie, thank you so much. And I know Natalie is moving to a different part of Colin County to continue our coverage for us. We do want to check in in a different part of the metroplex. Our Luke Clary was actually in Arlington this morning where he saw a similar showing of folks coming out to have their voices heard. Let’s check in with anybody passing through downtown Arlington today has to get through this gauntlet of protesters. There are several hundred people here gathered for the No Kings protest with a wide variety of signs. Some of their messages very stark and some of them rather humorous. I’ll tell you that the mood here has been pretty light. A lot of smiles, almost celebratory as cars pass by and people honk their horns in support of these messages. But speaking with the protesters here today, many of them say that their message is serious. Okay. And then a tag. All right. That was Luke Clary for us in Arlington. You know, we want to take a picture uh give you a picture of what this looks like across the country. Here’s a look in New York City where you can see crowds there really just shouldertosh shoulder uh for rallies there. Uh we’re seeing scenes like this across the country. And if you’re not familiar with what this is, you know, this is a nationwide uh rally and protest more, like I said, more than 200 events across the country. And organizers say that this is really a show of pushing back against the Trump administration and some of the actions that administration has taken. We’ve seen events like this before. Back in June, we saw the first round of No Kings rallies. So, this is the second iteration of these events. Uh, and we’re going to continue our coverage of this across the country and of course right here in North Texas as more of those protests are scheduled throughout the day. We do want to check in on our other big story here and that is our weather. Cassie is here taking a look at our forecast for the day. Hi there, Morgan. Yeah, you know, it is a WFA weather alert day. We already have some showers moving into parts of the metroplex, but we think that if there is going to be any threat for stronger storms, maybe lowend severe storms. We’re thinking between noon and 4:00 this afternoon. So, the impact would be gusty wind, some small hail, heavy rain, and a little bit of lightning. So, what you need to do as we go throughout the day today is just make sure you stay updated with the latest forecast because things always change. Have a way to receive any warnings that could potentially come out. And the best way to do that is by downloading well obviously you already have the WFA app to your TV. But just make sure your friends and family also have that because we’re going to continue to do updates as necessary this afternoon weatherwise. Today again that severe weather outlook Dallas and Fort Worth we’re in that marginal risk of seeing any severe storm. So we’re going to be on the lowest threat of seeing that. But east of the Metroplex, well the atmosphere is going to be a little bit more unstable today. So that is where you find that slight risk of the quarter size hail. Wind gust of 60 m an hour. So still a pretty low threat right now. This our WFA Studios Dallas Cameron and we do have a lot of cloud cover. It’s certainly a little bit darker uh than earlier this morning. So it looks a little ominous because the rain is getting closer. In fact, some of the Metroplex already starting to see at least a few isolated showers. But the good news is everything right now pretty calm. We don’t have any severe weather. In fact, the lightning has come down quite a bit from earlier this morning. The strongest part of these storms right now, they’re going to be in in between Gainesville and Sherman. And again, not severe by any means. We have some heavy rain on the west sides, Denton. Everything is moving off to the east and northeast. We also have some showers around Decar, some thunderstorms just southwest of Jboro. You can see some thunderstorms, some stronger storms on the west sides of Mineral Wells. That’s going to be moving off to the east northeast. So looking at Fort Worth, you’ve had a couple of showers moving through DFW, a couple of very light isolated rain showers, but that will increase here later today. So downtown Dallas, it looks like the moisture is at least starting to increase. Wouldn’t be surprised if we have a few sprinkles out there at this point, but that’s it for now. Eventually, the rain will be increasing from west to east across the metroplex, but the strongest part of the storms right now, it’s going to be in between Breen Ridge and Mineral Wells. These are not severe. These are just good old thunderstorms. So, as we go throughout the afternoon, yes, those storms continue to make their way off to the east. But again, that severe threat pretty low. At noon today, that is when it looks like the Dallas Metroplex will have the highest uh chance of seeing storms. And that’s going to continue on and off this afternoon. By about 4:00, it looks like the southeast part of the Metroplex will see the strongest part of the storms. And then after that, the Metroplex looks dry, but some of our far eastern counties will still be seeing that rain. And then eventually overnight tonight, the cold front moves in. It looks like this cold front’s going to move in probably around midnight or so and then tomorrow looks much nicer. We’re expecting lots of sunshine with highs in the 70s. But starting out tomorrow morning in the 50s. Morgan, back to you. All right, Cassie, thank you so much. We are going to keep an eye on both our forecast and of course these no kings rallies that we’re seeing across our area and we’ll bring you another update around 11:30. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:11 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC56, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport cloudy 79 d68 relative humidity 69% wind southwest at 16 pressure 29.83 in and rising Dallas love cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth medium light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region Witchah Falls rain and fog 63 southeast at 14. Abolene a thunderstorm 66 southeast at 13. Waco mostly sunny 84 south at 14 gusting to 21. Tyler cloudy 78 south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport cloudy 79 southwest at 16. Now let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 miles an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 m an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny. Highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear. Lows in the mid50s. Wednesday, sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. The forecast key messages for North and Central Texas. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:16 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC56, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport. Cloudy 79, 2.68, relative humidity 69%, wind southwest at 16, pressure 29.83 in and rising. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth Metum light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, rain and fog 63, southeast at 14. Abolene, a thunderstorm 66, southeast at 13. Waco, mostly sunny, 84, south at 14, gusting to 21. Tyler, cloudy, 78, south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport, cloudy 79, southwest at 16. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 miles an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 m an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny, highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Wednesday, sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday. Then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:20 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service. station KEC56 serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport cloudy 79 due point 68 relative humidity 69% wind southwest at 16 pressure 29.83 ate 3 in and rising. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth medium light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, rain and fog 63, southeast at 14. Abolene, a thunderstorm 66, southeast at 13. Waco, mostly sunny, 84, south at 14, gusting to 21. Tyler, cloudy, 78, south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport, cloudy 79, southwest at 16. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Today, showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then, showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 m an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny, highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Wednesday, sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday. Then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:24 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC56, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport. Cloudy 79, 2.68, relative humidity 69%, wind southwest at 16, pressure 29.83 in and rising. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth Metum light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, rain and fog 63, southeast at 14. Abolene, a thunderstorm 66, southeast at 13. Waco, mostly sunny, 84, south at 14, gusting to 21. Tyler, cloudy, 78, south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m., DFW airport cloudy 79, southwest at 16. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 miles an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 m an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny, highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Wednesday, sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday. Then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:28 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC56, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport. Cloudy 79, D68, relative humidity 69%, wind southwest at 16, pressure 29.83 in and rising. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth medium light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, rain and fog 63, southeast at 14. Abolene, a thunderstorm 66, southeast at 13. Waco, mostly sunny, 84, south at 14, gusting to 21. Tyler, cloudy, 78, south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport, cloudy 79, southwest at 16. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Today, showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then, showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. High. We are cutting into programming here on WFAA Plus. Uh bringing you an update on two big stories we’re covering here in North Texas. They’re on one side of your screen. You are looking at a live look in Plano uh where many have gathered for a No Kings protest there. And on the other side of your screen, we’re taking a look out at the campus uh because we are monitoring storms in our area uh throughout the afternoon. Thank you so much for being with us. I’m Morgan Young and I’m joined by senior crime and justice reporter Rebecca Lopez. Uh we are covering No Kings protest today here in North Texas and we were here back in June for the first round of these. Yes, I was out there at the Dallas one and I was just amazed at how large it got. Um, I think at the at the beginning they were only estimating about 3,000 and I would say there were 15,000 people out there. It was very large. We and I remember, you know, just seeing those crowds. It’s still early today. We know that a couple of the communities in our area have started to have their protests and we’re starting to see those big numbers already. So, we do want to check in with Natalie Hadad who was at that scene in Plano that you were just looking at. Natalie, uh, we’ve already talked this morning. Large crowds, larger than expected. Yes, I was actually talking to the Colin County Democratic Party uh over the last few days. We had they had numbers around 800 to be RSVPd here and of course people will show up. They are predicting that about 3,000 people are here right now at the corner of Parker and Preston in Plano. Just take a look uh across the street. People have started to uh get some space over there to protest. But we’re going to walk down uh over here, John Mark. Uh we’re going to walk down this way to show you what the crowds really look like. Now, we just spent some time talking to a couple of protesters who are just much like what we saw in in Frisco are just looking to spread the message that they are looking for a free and fair democracy and don’t feel like that’s what they are getting. Uh, a lot of creative signs out here trying to send that message. We have seen a couple of counterprotesters. Now, it’s our understanding that a legitimate counterprotest uh was not given a permit in time to be here, just like in Fris, but we have seen a couple of people uh roaming the sidewalks with uh Trump signs uh trying to again counterprotest for the most part here, uh from what we can see, we just arrived, but what we can see that this is very peaceful. Um everyone is having a peaceful conversation, talking to us about what we have seen uh in other protests around Colin County. And here I’m going to make our way around here where maybe you can hear some of their chants. And we’re going to be careful showing you what some of these protest signs say as some of them do have uh some explicit ex explicit words um on them. Can’t even talk today. They have cuss words, you guys. So, we’re just going to try and be careful about what we are seeing here. Uh again, uh we’re predicting about 3,000 people here from the Colin County Democratic Party. Uh they are the ones hosting this particular No Kings protest over in Fris that was independently hosted. Uh some of what we have heard from protesters so far is that they want to share that they are not being paid to be here. Again, this was independently uh put on by the people of Plano. Another thing that we have been told is that there is a mixed bag of party affiliations here. We’ve talked to people who are Democrats, talked to people who are Republicans, but not necessarily proud of their party right now. We have talked to Jews, we’ve talked to Arabs, we have talked to the children of war veterans, we have talked to veterans, we’ve talked to preachers, to church groups, uh, and everyone here again just sharing the same peaceful message of wanting a fair and free democracy and just not feeling like that is what they’re getting right now. Morgan and Natalie, before we let you go, Rebecca actually has a question for you about the the security. Yeah. Natalie, what are you seeing security-wise and how are they keeping the protesters apart? Cuz I know at times they have to like try to extradite people out of there. Sure. Uh, you know what I’m seeing right now? Uh, and we just arrived in Plano, I should say. I want to preface that because we are still getting a lay of the land here. Uh, we have seen a couple of officers patrolling the area going up and down the sidewalk. Uh, we just had a couple of counterprotesters pass us. Um, and we see some nearby officers uh, keeping an eye on that, making sure that everything stays peaceful. Nothing rowdy from we can see uh, here on the sidewalk. It’s very similar to what we saw in Frisco, too. See a couple of patrol units over by the Wells Fargo Bank. A lot of retail businesses here uh, where they are parked beside. I apologize if you can’t hear us. Um, if we can actually shift it to the street uh, here on Preston Parker. Uh, just getting a lot of support from people honking. Uh, and again, Rebecca, to to your question again, uh, officers are really on standby. Uh, I can see a couple standing over by the Bank of America across the street. I don’t think you can see that on your screen right now, but they’re standing away allowing people to have their peaceful protest to uh, to exercise their First Amendment uh, and going up and down the sidewalk. But it is not extreme. there are not uh I wouldn’t say there are huge amounts of of officers here because largely in part I believe they know that this is peaceful so far. Thank you so much Natalie. I really appreciate you answering that question. And Morgan, you know, one of the things that um at least in Dallas that they try to do is not show uh force. They do have their crime response teams ready. Trust me, they’ve got people ready to go. But what you don’t want to do is see people or see officers in riot gear. The philosophy of the Dallas Police Department and many of the surrounding areas has always been if you look like you’re showing force, then people are going to react to that and and that’s when you start getting uh into trouble. Uh so typically what you’ll see is you will not see a lot of officers uh in riot gear or things like that unless something happens and they need to, you know, be sent in. And what we know, and I know something we talked about a lot last time, and we heard organizers who had multiple calls this week leading up said that the goal, and Natalie said that too, was for this to remain uneventful in that space. You know, wanting it to remain peaceful. Some of the words they use were joyful and discipline. They want people to exercise their right, but certainly don’t want any of those incidents either. Absolutely. And in Dallas, they are planning to march uh through the streets, and that’s typically when it can get a little, you know, more complicated, but the Dallas Police Department knows the route. They know exactly where the people are going so they can keep everyone safe. We know that Dallas demonstration is scheduled for noon. Is that correct? And we just heard, you know, Natalie’s in Plano, but she started her day actually in Fris and was kind of referencing what she saw there. Here’s some video of that uh demonstration in Fris. And one of the things that she said to us is that very similar to Plano, a larger turnout than she was expecting. She was surprised by how many people showed up. Um and even as she was leaving in the last hour of that protest, it was scheduled from 9:00 to 11:00. She said the crowds were actually doubling and you can just see people out there, different ages, different signs of kind of similar to what we saw in Plano. Um, and she spoke to some people about why they were out there, who was out there, and what their message is. This is not just Democrats. It is Democrats, independents, Republicans, non voters that we hope to turn into voters. This is not a Democrat organization. It’s not an organization. It’s a collective grassroots people that are just all kinds of people and you know we have more coverage around the area. But I do think it’s important for us to talk about maybe someone who’s joining us or hasn’t heard a lot about these what the purpose of these protests are and I know we talked about that we had seen the first round of them in June. But the message that the protesters have today. Yeah. And the message is that they are not happy with the president’s uh policies and what is happening and obviously now you have the government shutdown. So you when I was out there um back in June, you saw people that had never even protested before that were out there. People that said, you know, I want to be able to have healthc care. I’m angry about LGBTQ rights. I’m angry about immigration. It is just a a lot of people from a lot of different uh places and walks of life that are out there and they are basically speaking out against President Trump and his administration. And and you know when we talk about the issues I know at that point you spoke to people you named some of those issues. You know a lot of people were really frustrated with immigration enforcement and what’s different or added if you say this time around. You mentioned the government shutdown. I know there’s been a lot of conversation about the deployment of the National Guard to different cities uh throughout the country that people um have a lot of opinions about. So we’re we see these issues added kind of to what we’ve been talking about. And I think people are also feeling a little bit of frustration about the economy and how what they’re paying at the grocery store and and what they’re seeing when they go and to go to check out. So there’s there’s just a lot of frustration that I heard when I was out there. And even more so now looking now a few months later, uh there are even more issues that I think that people are concerned about that are out there protesting. And we know leading up to these demonstrations, yes, we heard a lot from organizers, but we also heard a lot from critics uh who were saying that basically um you know that they were calling these protests unamerican and really criticizing uh these as well. But I do believe we are going to go back to Plano uh because I believe our our scene there has changed a bit. Uh I’m being told if we want to take a live look at what we were just looking at in Plano. Yeah, it’s too warm here. I see rain is coming down there. I don’t know if we have Natalie. Uh, but we do see rain is starting to come down here. And some of the crowds are starting to kind of disperse there. Very different from what we saw. I’m not sure if you can hear me. Yes, Natalie. Go ahead. Perfect. Okay. Sorry, guys. Uh, it’s hard to hear out here, but yes, we are seeing, you know, the rain is starting to pour. Uh, Cassie has been warning us about incoming storms all morning long. Sure enough, timely enough, the rain is coming down here in Plano and we’ve started to see the crowd begin to disperse. Some of the crowd is sheltering under the Wells Fargo Bank, the Bank of America across the street and some other retail here. So, they’re looking to try to continue their protest, but right now, uh, the honking continues. People are still out here for as much as they are willing to keep up with the rain for that, you know, for however long that lasts. All right, Natalie. And thank you so much. And Rebecca, very similar to what we were saying last about this in June. It was really, really hot. Now, we’re dealing with rain. Let’s check in with Cassie, uh, who was here in studio with us, who is really keeping an eye on our forecast today. The other big story here. Yes. So, we do have the chance of seeing some storms that could be a little rowdy later today. But here’s the deal. That chance for severe weather that is going to be extremely low as we go throughout the day today. So, our JFA Weather Alerte, it starts technically at noon. It goes until 4:00. But right now, nothing severe. In fact, Dallas and Fort Worth, we’re just going to be in that marginal risk for seeing any severe weather. However, the atmosphere is going to be a little bit more unstable east of the metroplex, and that’s where you find that slight risk of seeing maybe some quarter size hail and wind gust to 60 mph. This our WA Studios Dallas camera, and the clouds continue to look a little ominous. It’s looking a little darker because the rain is beginning to move in, but everything across the metroplex for the most part. It’s just a few showers. In fact, I haven’t seen a whole lot of lightning yet. That is not the case though off to the north and west. So zooming in a little bit more closely here, you can see how the rain has begun around Plano and Lewisville. Denton certainly getting that rain. McKinn’s had a couple of showers but Sherman seeing showers and thunderstorms. We also have another line of thunderstorms out to the west and that is moving towards Decar. Also Sagenol Fort Worth you’re seeing some showers, some storms right around Mineral Wells and you can see on the eastern sides of Weatherford that line is coming together a little bit more. Uh but not really seeing a whole lot of lightning with that. And the good news is across the metroplex, I’m not seeing really any lightning strikes with any of this. But in between Lewisville and Carolton, there is going to be a pocket of some pretty heavy rain, some light rain just east of Fort Worth. And everything is moving off to the east. So at about noon today, we’re going to continue to see some showers and even a few thunderstorms. That’s going to continue 1 2 3:00 in the afternoon. By 4:00 in the afternoon, it looks like most of it will be on the southeast sides of the metroplex. And by 5, we should be nice and dry. The cold front doesn’t even move in until later tonight. At least the main cold front that’s moving in sometime around midnight tonight. Behind it, we’re going to have a breezy north wind and temperatures will be dropping down into the 50s for tomorrow morning. Morgan, back to you. All right, Cassie, thank you so much. And we do want to get out to Fort Worth where Luke Clary is live for us. And Luke, you’re covering the other side of the metroplex on this. Well, hey there guys. We’re here in downtown Fort Worth at Burke Brenette Park where as you can see there are several thousand protesters gathered here. Go ahead and take a look out this way. And as you can see the the rain really hasn’t uh put a damper on this massive protest. As you can see, they also have a well there’s a stage set up here. Uh emotions running high. You can probably hear the shouting over the loudspeaker sort of echoing across these buildings downtown. I just spoke with a security official here who tells me that again he estimates that there are several thousand participants here. You may sort of see this crowd eb and flow now and start to kind of thin out because there’s a planned march across downtown. a predetermined uh route across uh downtown Fort Worth. We’ve seen several security barricades and a large police presence here as well. And here you can see folks lined up with various flags. Um a number of people dressed up in the Handmaid’s Tail uh robes as well. And so I can tell you earlier today we were at uh No Kings protest in downtown Arlington and the mood there was just maybe a little different. Uh folks were smiling and chatting with one another. I I’ll tell you the crowd that we’ve seen here so far seems to have a little bit more of a harder edge. um you know the the speakers here at on the stage um leading people in chants that banner of no kings we’ve heard that chant breaking out on occasion lots of signs here uh some of them with choice language that we can’t show you here on broadcast news but much of the criticism aimed toward the Trump administration’s policies around immigration around el lgbtq rights around uh women’s rights contraception and um things of that nature that we have seen in in previous protests as well. But again, as you can clearly see, just a very large crowd here. Security tells me in the thousands. The good news is um based on my conversation with security officials here that there have been really no ma uh major incidents. They said that they actually did have to run off one person. He said, in his words, on our own side, a guy that had a paintball gun, but no reports whatsoever of any real weapons or real uh safety concerns or even of any counterprotesters, which of course can be a concern when you have a crowd this big and and passions are running this high. Okay, I’ll let you kind of listen in as this speaker up here on the stage is sort of directing this crowd now to join in the march around downtown Fort Worth. All right, Luke, thank you so much. Reporting from Fort Worth. And we do just want to apologize to you. I know he mentioned that he saw some of those signs with um profanity in it. I know that some of those popped up on the screen for you. We do try to avoid that. Yeah, it’s live TV and I tell you it’s really hard because I know when I was out there the last time, people want to go in, they see the camera and they intentionally, no matter how much you try to keep them out of the shot, they’ll just still run in there. So, certainly trying to avoid those things, but do want to apologize. That’s certainly um not the goal here. Uh we do want to give you a live look at some of the other rallies we’re seeing around the country. This is DC looking at our nation’s capital. Uh you can see folks, lots of folks out there, you know, joining this this demonstration. We see different flags that are flying out there. Uh, and a big crowd out there in DC. Uh, I believe we have a look at a couple of other cities. Uh, we’re going to take a look at New York City here. We have a different view than we had last time. Uh, we’re able to kind of be on the ground there uh, walking with the people uh, who are participating. And Rebecca, you just see different signs. Yeah. You know, Morgan, one of the things that uh, Luke said, now we’re going to Philadelphia. We’re going to see what’s happening in Philly, which had one of the largest marches the last time. But I want to say that a lot That’s Philly right there. You can see they had a huge protest uh back in June. Um and I I just want to say that uh what Luke said that, you know, they’re basically policing themselves. A lot of these organizers are like, “Do not give police a reason for this, you know, to eventually get out of control.” And I did see uh in the crowd before where they were kicking people out if they saw that they were trying to cause trouble or stir up some trouble. And so they they are really trying to police the crowds out there, at least the organizers, but you obviously sometimes have people that show up and want to try to agitate things. But for the most part, and you can see there in Philly, everything is peaceful so far that we have seen across the nation. I was just texting with some officers in Fort Worth and Dallas. They said everything’s very calm here as well. And you know, one of the things I know we’ve got just a couple minutes left here that we were talking about um a few minutes ago is that, you know, on the other side of this argument, we’ve heard a lot of criticism and a lot of um officials saying, you know, that calling these rallies um unamerican, saying that these people hate America. And the organizers, I listened in on a call this week, said that is not true. They believe, you know, there is nothing more American than protesting. And they’re doing this, they said, out of patriotism and wanting to show uh what they stand for and why they love their country so much. to your point, they kept emphasizing the need to remain peaceful to keep away from any that fitting into any narrative that these are dangerous uh demonstrations because that, as they said, would not be accomplishing that goal that they want to accomplish. And you know, it’s interesting because in Austin, I’m not sure where this is right now. New York City, that’s New York City. Um, in Austin, obviously, Governor Abbott is saying that he has heard of some sort of Antifa type ideology type people coming out there with Antifa obviously is not actually an organization. It’s more of an ideology people that are anti-fascist that come out at times. So, he was sitting in the National Guard into Austin. Uh, we’re not right now seeing any National Guard that I can tell in Philly or New York or Fort Worth or anywhere else here in Texas. But we are going to keep looking at these views. We’re going to take a little break. will be back here at noon. I just do want to note usually we have our own chopper that flies over these scenes. We’re not able to have them right now because of weather in our area, but we will be back here at noon giving you different views from different cities and of course here in North Texas different views on the ground and of course a check on your forecast. Following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport cloudy 79 due point 68 relative humidity 69% wind southwest at 16 pressure 29.83 in and rising Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth me light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region Witchah Falls rain and fog 63 southeast at 14. Abolene a thunderstorm 66 southeast at 13. Waco mostly sunny 84 south at 14 gusting to 21. Tyler cloudy 78 south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport cloudy 79 southwest at 16. Now let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 miles an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny, highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Wednesday, sunny, highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. The forecast key messages for North and Central Texas. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:52 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC56, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport. Cloudy 79, 2.68, relative humidity 69%, wind southwest at 16, pressure 29.83 in and rising. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth Metum light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, rain and fog 63, southeast at 14. Abolene, a thunderstorm 66, southeast at 13. Waco, mostly sunny, 84, south at 14, gusting to 21. Tyler, cloudy, 78, south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport, cloudy 79, southwest at 16. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 miles an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 m an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny, highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Wednesday, sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. A cold front will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today, but any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 11:56 a.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC56, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 11:00 a.m. DFW airport. Cloudy 79, 2.68, relative humidity 69%, wind southwest at 16, pressure 29.83 in and rising. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 79 southwest at 15. Fort Worth Metum light rain 76 southwest at 8. Arlington partly sunny 83 southwest at 10 gusting to 18. McKini cloudy 78 southwest at 14. Denton light rain 75 southwest at 8. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, rain and fog 63, southeast at 14. Abolene, a thunderstorm, 66, southeast at 13. Waco, mostly sunny, 84, south at 14, gusting to 21. Tyler, cloudy, 78, south at 13. Once again at 11:00 a.m., DFW airport cloudy 79, southwest at 16. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight, clear, much cooler with lows in the mid-50s. West winds 5 to 10 miles an hour becoming north after midnight. Sunday, sunny, cooler, less humid with highs in the mid70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 m an hour. Gusts up to 30 m an hour in the afternoon. Monday night, clear, lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday, sunny, highs around 80. Tuesday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Wednesday, sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Thursday, mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. We thank you for joining us on WFAA Plus. We are covering two big stories here in North Texas. Protests across our area. More than a dozen demonstrations, all part of the nationwide No Kings movement and also taking a look at our skies of North Texas as we are looking at potential storms in our area throughout the afternoon. I’m Morgan Young and I’m joined by senior crime and justice reporter Rebecca Lopez. Uh Rebecca, we are already seeing a large showing at the demonstrations across our area. Yeah, look, the one in Plano was pretty large. I think 3,000 people there. Dallas initially was expecting, they thought maybe a couple of thousand, but based on what we’re seeing across the metroplex, I think there’s going to be a lot more. And last time there were about 10 to 15,000 when they had this very similar uh march back in June. Back in June. Absolutely. You know, we are going to take a look at some of the other cities, but we want to start in Dallas because this one’s actually scheduled to start here at noon. And we can already see people are out there gathering. Yeah. Yeah. And you know, Morgan, one of the interesting things that I found when I was out there before is that you see people from all walks of life. I talked to a woman who was 80 years old who had never been to a protest or a march of any kind, and she just felt compelled. She was concerned about her health care, about Medicaid, about some of the issues that are facing uh people that are elderly here in in the country. And then there were people there from LGBTQ. There were people playing Vicente Fernandez music, people from Mexico, people that were also immigrants to this country, people from all walks of life. Just it was a hodgepodge. And I believe that this is actually what we’re also going to see here today. And one of the questions, you know, anytime we have a demonstration like this, we’re and if you’re just joining us, we’re taking a look at the uh No Kings rally in Dallas that’s just getting underway here. We’re scheduled to start at noon. You know, security is also always a big question, Rebecca. We know you’re so well sourced um for law enforcement throughout our area. you know, how do our departments look at events like these? How do they prepare for events like these? Well, I tell you, they’ve been having meetings um at the command staff level now for a while preparing for uh these marches. And what Dallas police has traditionally done is they do not show any sort of uh force. They don’t want to look militarized. So, they keep their officers, trust me, they’re around. Although, right now they also have a lot of officers at the state fair um right now. But also what they do is they just keep everybody behind the scenes and they’ll only go in if they need to. Uh trust me, they’re there. They have a plenty of officers on hand. But typically when you do see officers, if they show up in riot gear, Dallas police’s uh philosophy has always been that that basically sends a bad message that you’re not expecting a peaceful protest. And these protesters have all said, “We are here to protest peacefully.” and they have said and I’ve actually watched as they have kicked people out of these protests who sometimes may be causing some uh problems. And now I think that we’re going to Tiffany Lou who is actually at the uh protest in Dallas. Tiffany uh we’re still a little ways away. Oh, it’s actually starting right now at noon. So Tiffany, what are you seeing out there has been crazy. And we’re gonna start walking toward the protest at this time. Let’s just close up our trunk here and lock up and head towards that protest. Um, but there are hundreds if not thousands of people already here. What’s going on? Oh, we got to lock the car. I’m sorry, guys. Just want to make sure we’re safe out here, but it took us a long time to park. We got here around 11:30, 11:40. Started circling around. So many people. We drove by this protest. I want to show you guys uh another camera that’s at the protest right now. And we can see that there are so many people there. Tons of people holding signs, holding American flags. People are dressed up. Saw someone earlier dressed up as a Statue of Liberty. But a lot of people are going to be at this No Kings protest. The one in Dallas expected to be very large. We know that last time there were 1,800 communities across the country with these No Kings protests. This time, 2500. Over a dozen here in the DFW area. And this one in Dallas is going to be a big one. I can tell you that Lauren and I um along with our security guard, we parked several several blocks away just to get here. So, we are going to head to that protest right now. We’re going to try to talk to some people, talk to some organizers. Um there there is police presence here. We see a lot of it downtown right now. Um and at this point, very peaceful protest. Um, but it is just getting underway. Probably just started a couple of minutes ago. For now, let’s send it back to you guys in the studio. All right, Tiffany, thank you. And if you’re just joining us or perhaps you’re not familiar with what the No Kings movement is, as as you’ve heard, this is the second iteration of these protests. We saw them back in June, uh, and and Rebecca, you were on the ground for those. Um, the message from organizers and the national organizers of this, um, is that America does not and should not have a king. And so, these are protests that are directly, uh, pushing back against some of the policies and actions we’ve seen from the current administration. We know there are more than 200 demonstrations scheduled for across the country and we have quite a few here in North Texas. I believe Luke Clary, our Luke Clary is in Fort Worth. I believe he’s going to join us now. Luke, I know there are so many different signs and you’ve there are people with different messages out there. What are you hearing from this crowd? Why are they out there? Well, Morgan, I can tell you that the loud uh crowd here is moving now as this is the starting point here. Burke Bernett Park in Fort Worth. The starting point for a march through downtown Fort Worth. And as you mentioned, the issues at heart here of the no kings protests are wide and various. And you can see that in the signs that people have voiced up. You know, I was speaking with one older gentleman who told me that he felt like what was happening now, this moment in American politics is very similar to the unrest of the 1960s. I spoke to another young woman who said that she felt like her reproductive rights were at stake here. We see lots of signs sharply critical of the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement. You see some signs that are rather humorous and others that are really stark in their messaging. As we just kind of take a look over here and the rain is starting to pick up here, but that doesn’t seem to have discouraged people. You see lots and lots of umbrellas out there as well. And one other thing that I’ve noticed here today, and this is something that I’ve talked about with a number of protesters here, where we see liberal or left-wing uh left-leaning protesters really embracing the American flag, themes of patriotism. They say that protesting and demonstrating are patriotic things that you can do as an American. when in recent years I think that we’ve more closely associated those images, the American flag with the conservative or MAGA movement. Again, what we’re seeing here, I think, is an effort to really sort of reclaim that patriotic ground. So, as you could see though, the rain is starting to pick up significantly. You can probably hear the crowd reacting to that as they make their march through downtown Fort Worth and they’re going to be making their way back here to Berg Bernett Park. And the rally almost certainly will continue. But we’ll just have to wait and see how this weather impacts uh the size of this crowd, which I would estimate in the several thousands, perhaps as many as 10,000 so far. But as you can probably see right now, it is starting to come down. Morgan, Rebecca, look, that’s very different from what we saw in June when people were passing out. It was so hot. So, I don’t know if they welcome the rain or not. So, do you want to sweat or do you want to be rained on? We’re seeing big crowds either way. We do want to check in with Cassie. The other big story that we’ve got in North Texas is our weather today. Cassie, you’ve been tracking that. Yeah. Uh, we knew that it was going to be happening, especially in between noon and 4:00 is when our heaviest of the rain and storms would be moving through. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing right now. Fort Worth that visibility has come way down because that rain is really coming down and temperatures have actually lowered since you know the last hour. We’re down into the low 70s and that wind right now it’s out of the northwest at 14 miles an hour. It’s not the best day to be outside but you know these rain and storms are going to continue for at least the next few hours or so. Some of the heaviest of the rain right now moving through parts of the metroplex but we still have another line to go just west of that. So looking a little bit more closely here around the metroplex. We do have that rain that’s picking up and down in between really downtown Dallas and Garly. Even a couple of lightning strikes picking up as well. So that’s becoming a little bit more heavy. You can see the scattered showers and a few storms in between Fort Worth, South Lake, uh DFW, Arlington. The rain starting to be a little bit more light though. It looks like around McKenna. It looks like it’s going to be picking up just east of McKenna. And then we’ve got rain and thunderstorms in between Buouie, Decatur, and eventually towards Rome. Even Weatherford, you’re starting to see a little bit more lightning as well around Mineral Wells. That’s where we were seeing the stronger storms earlier this morning. But now it looks like some of that heavy rain and storms are also kind of redeveloping southwest of Mineral Wells and also moving off to the north and east. So zooming a little bit more closely here, you can see that line that’s forming in between Dallas Garland up towards WY just east of Plano. Now that is heavy rain, a couple of lightning strikes which is obviously dangerous enough but we also have the heavy rain in between South Lake DFW or Irving and Arlington. I don’t see any lightning with that right now but I wouldn’t be surprised if that does develop here eventually. So as we go throughout the next few hours, we’re just going to keep this chance of rain and storms going. It looks like around 4:00, most of that will now be on the southeast sides of the metroplex. While Fort Worth should be drying out by then and by 5:00, our eastern counties still seeing the rain. But the Metroplex looks drying by then. So, if you have any evening plans, I think you’re going to be just fine. Eventually, the cold front moves in. But that cold front likely not moving in until around midnight or so. Behind it tomorrow looks beautiful. Lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. Morgan, back to you. Sounds like a gorgeous day. We got to get through this rainy day. It’s a gorgeous day. Um, and I know that this we’re kind of seeing how the weather is affecting some of the protests that were covered today. We want to get back out to Natalie Hadad in Plano. I know a few minutes ago it had started to come down. The crowds were kind of dispersing. What are you seeing now, Natalie? Well, the No Kings rally here in Plano specifically is nearing its end. It was scheduled from 10 to 12. The rain did deter some people, but not everybody. You can still see in the distance that people are still uh protesting along Preston and Parker Road. And those who did decide to get into their cars, Morgan and Rebecca, that did not stop them from coming around of Preston and Parker and still honking their horns. People are recording from their phones. They’re holding American flags. You can probably hear and see some of that right now right on camera, right on Q. Uh yeah, that has not stopped everything you’re hearing. I’m not even sure if you can really hear me, guys. Uh but that has not stopped. So, we’ll go ahead and walk this way and show you a little bit of what we’re seeing right now. Now, all week I’ve been talking to the Colin County Democratic Party. They specifically put on the Plano No Kings protest. Frisco and McKini were hosted uh independently without sponsors or hosts. And we were told that earlier this week. Uh Plano was Oh, we have a friend in front of us. Pardon us. Uh we were told that Plano had about 800 people uh RSVPd uh to arrive to this particular No Kings protest. We arrived and saw more than 3,000 people. Frisco. We weren’t super sure of what that was going to look like at the beginning of the week, but then came today and we saw that about 1,500 people showed up in Frisco and they were along Stone Brook and and that protest went all the way down past Main Street if you are familiar uh with that area. So, some of what we’re seeing here still even despite the weather, thankfully the rain has kind of lightened up here are uh we’ll be careful of some of the signs we’re passing right now for Mark. uh don’t want to show too many cuss words on air. Um some of what we’re seeing is uh people trying to hone in the message that they want a free and fair democracy, something that they don’t feel like they’re getting right now. And the visuals have been really strong. We have seen parents pushing children in strollers. We have seen uh young people with handmade signs. We have seen older people waving flags. We and I’ve been saying it all morning um but it’s true. We’ve talked to so many people from all party affiliations. We’ve talked to Jews. We’ve talked to Arabs. We have talked to church groups. We have talked to pastors. We have talked to veterans and the son and daughters of veterans and all of them have this overarching message that they just want Texans to get out and vote uh for something they feel is is more free and more fair than what uh the Trump administration is doing now. They’ve also spoken out against messages from Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz that we have heard this week. Governor Abbott uh linking No King’s protests to violent Antifa members, though we do not personally have any evidence of that. Senator Ted Cruz saying earlier this week that No King protesters are paid and backed by George Soros. And they really wanted us to send the message here, protesters today, that they are not paid. They did this themselves. This is all independently hosted uh here in Plano, hosted by the Colin County Democratic Party. Uh so some obviously hosted with help of other organizations. Uh but that is a message that they’re really trying to send that they want to keep it peaceful. They just want to get the message out that they believe the United States of America deserves a better democracy than what we are experiencing now under the Trump administration. And more than anything they want people to go out and vote especially in those midterm elections coming up in 2026. I’ll send it back to you in studio Morgan and Rebecca. Yeah. Yeah. And Morgan, one of the things that I find interesting is typically what you see at these marches is everyone comes to Dallas. What you are seeing is in Colin County, which is typically a very red area of Texas and you are seeing large protest there and in the northern counties and typically uh those tend to vote for um Republicans. Uh and Natalie is saying that she’s seeing both Democrats and Republicans out there protesting, which I find very interesting. And you kind of noted that last time seeing just like a diverse group of people, ages, causes. Uh we do want to get back to Tiffany Leu who has arrived to the demonstration in Dallas. I know she had to walk quite a bit to get there. Uh Tiffany, what are you seeing now? Hopefully you caught your breath. Yeah, Morgan, we walked several blocks to get here and you could just see I said hundreds earlier. There are thousands of people at this plaza right now. Let’s pan over here and take a look. You can see all the different signs. All right, we lost Tiffany there. We’re gonna try to get her back. We know anytime that there’s a big gathering like this and we’re depending on cell phone service, it can get kind of tricky, but you can see there’s someone up there speaking. Um, and I’m not Are we I’m not sure if we’re able to listen into what that person’s saying. Oh, we have Tiffany back. We’re going back to Tiffany. All right, we got me again. Okay, let’s send it. All right, we’re going to send it back out here. I just want you guys to see what’s going on right now. Thousands of people at this plaza here in Dallas. People have come from across the metroplex to be a part of this No Kings protest right here. And you can see all the different issues that people are fighting for. Talking immigration issues, gender issues, things that they do not agree with the Trump administration on. And just tons and tons of people are here. See a Ukrainian flag as well over here. There are just a lot of people in this crowd. Lots of color. And the demographics here, it’s it’s a wide range as well. We see young people. We see people who, you know, are of mature age as well. There’s somebody talking right now, but again, there’s so many people here that I can’t even really hear what they’re saying at this time. Um, this protest here in Dallas, it’s expected to go from 12:00 to 3:00 this afternoon. So, it’s going to be a long, long protest. And this weather here, it’s not stopping anybody right now. Uh, it’s only sprinkling just a little bit. So, they’re actually kind of lucky because it’s seems to be pretty cold out here during this protest. But again, folks are out here. Some people out here with their families as well, spending their s Saturday afternoon fighting for their rights, making sure that their voices are heard. So, we’re going to go there and hopefully hear what they’re saying. We’ll bring you some more updates in a little bit. I’ll talk to some of the people who are here and see what they’re doing here and why they they are they have decided to come here and spend their Saturday afternoon here. But for now, let’s send it back to you guys in the studio. All right, Tiffany, thank you so We are going to check on the forecast in just a second, but we want to address something uh that Natalie was talking about, and that’s that there were many um officials that were kind of speaking out against these demonstrations in the days leading up to today. Uh we know that Governor Greg Abbott posted on X um on Thursday at about 1 in the afternoon. I’m going to read you the the message that he posted. He said, “Today, I directed the Department of Public Safety and National Guard to surge forces in Austin ahead of an Antifa linked protest. Texas will not tolerate chaos. Anyone destroying property or committing acts of violence will be swiftly arrested. Law and order will be enforced. And that’s kind of a sentiment we had heard from a number of Republican leaders ahead of these demonstrations referencing these demonstrations. And Morgan, I think it’s important to note that Antifa is more of an ideology. There’s no structure. There is no funding. There are no organizers of Antifa. Antifa is an anti-fascist movement that started back in the 1920s to fight Hitler and Mussolini. And what these groups believe is they fight hate. They fight uh basically any kind of fascist beliefs. They get out there and they protest anti-hate groups. They were out in basically in the in in the 2010s is when they really became more prominent in the US and they were out there against some of the white supremacists, some of the neo-Nazi groups that they were protesting against. Most of the time people of that ideology have kept it peaceful but they have had some clashes in the past with police uh in some cities but there is no formal funded group called Antifa and it’s very important that we note that and we did not know you know Natalie mentioned that as well that there was no really evidence um of that and we do know um that the organizers of these protests have been very vocal in addressing the criticism of these rallies saying hey our focus is to have our message come across and we want to keep it peaceful so that our message can come across. Um, our other big story today is the weather. We saw Luke out in Fort Worth, Cassie, just getting soaked out there. This is the other big story that we’re following today. Uh, storms coming through our area potentially. Potentially, it is actually happening right now. Um, the rain and storms are moving through the metroplex right on time. We’ve been talking about our WFA weather alert day starting at noon and going until 4:00 this afternoon. These storms are moving from west to east across North Texas as we speak. The good news is we currently do not have any severe weather. That threat for severe weather that’s going to be very low as we go throughout the afternoon. So right now we’re looking at downtown Dallas seeing some rain. It becomes a little bit more heavy the north you go. So Garland just east sides of Plano eventually moving into Greenville the heaviest of the rain and storms. east of McKenna right now and also over towards Bonum and then out to the west we have some showers and I’m not seeing any lightning strikes right now in between Lewisville, South Lake, uh DFW down towards Arlington and Fort Worth, but there is some very heavy rain. However, we do have a line of storms. It does have quite a bit of lightning just moving through and east of Decar. And all of this will eventually move east into the metroplex as well. Also, Mineral Wells, you’re not done with the rain and storms. We have another uh kind of batch of showers and thunderstorms that will be moving your way as well. Zooming in a little bit more closely to the Metroplex. You can see that rain that’s right around downtown Dallas and it goes all the way up towards WY. But again, this is very heavy rain with a couple of lightning strikes and lightning that’s going to be the dangerous part. But we also have that heavy rain in between Lewisville and Arlington. And this is going to go on off and on for the next few hours, guys. Back to you. All right, Cassie. Thank you so much. And I believe we’re going to take a quick break and then we will come back and we’ll have more coverage of the rallies across our area in our forecast. Mostly sunny. How are you all doing? [Applause] It’s going to sprinkle a little and then it’s going to go away. [Applause] 78 airport cloudy 78 west at 10. Now let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex today. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15. I had the pleasure of being the pastor at Park United Methodist Church in beautiful [Applause] beautiful Oak right down the street from we love detectives standing here with me you will see in front of us on the stage and on the podium here our clergy from your balance forward area [Applause] we are all standing together today. Many of us are part of a group that we call clear for emergency. We are Christian. We are Jewish Muslim in the afternoon. All standing with you today. We are here to say that our faith demands that we stand for justice, compassion, love, and mercy. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Many of the speakers that you will hear from today are friends of ours we have been proud to know for years. Some of the rest of the speakers you will hear from are new activists, the next generation. We need everyone and we are grateful for them. You may be here because of a single issue. That may be why you are here. You may be here because you are disturbed about the uh erosion of democracy. We as clergy are here because God commands us to see all of God’s children as human. We are here to decry the language that turns some people into vermin or animals or otherizing terms. This is not right and it is especially not right from anyone who would claim to be a leader in the United States of America. Leaders must bring us together. with race and gender, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, everyone of every place and time coming together as one people out of many one. That is what we believe. Yes. Yes. Yes, sir. Our group has been sponsoring a vigil at Ice Field headquarters. Perhaps you’ve heard of this. We are there every Monday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. We welcome anyone of good faith or goodwill to come and join us. We pray for the migrants. We pray for ICE that ICE stop harming their own souls. [Music] We speak sometimes with the migrants who are coming in and shaking in fear sometimes but showing up because our government told them to show up and some of them as you know are being detained. Some of them never come out of the building. We’ve heard those stories as well. And so I say to all of you gathered here and to anyone who may be hearing this, trust your eyes when you see these videos of people being snatched. That’s really happening in the United States of America. We don’t This is not our way. This is not the American way. Yes. [Music] In fact, ISIS’s own data just this week shows this is ISIS data, not some activist or organization. ICE is admitting that only 10% of the thousands of people they detain are have any kind of serious criminal record. 10%. ISIS’s own data now shows that 40% friends, the majority of people they are detaining have no criminal record whatsoever. [Applause] This is not the American way. This is driving a dangerous wedge between us. It is driving fear into our neighborhoods. All of us who serve churches we and synagogues and mosques, we are hearing this fear in our communities. We are hearing the dis the the way our people are deeply troubled. Yes. So that’s why you’re here today. Yes. for this kind of thing. Now, I want to speak directly to ICE because we who are clergy have for many years stood up against injustice sometimes in foreign wars. You know that the United States of America has used illegal rendition in the past, has stolen people away to foreign sites. That is now happening in the United States of America and it’s not our way. We must say no. [Applause] I’ve gotten ahead of my uh my script here. We are here today because our faith of God compels us to be here. Some of you are here as activists for single issues. God bless you. But we are here because of our conviction that humanity demands that we be here. that leadership demands that we bring people together and not divide us. People of faith have been a part of every great social movement in America and they will be so today. We are here to reject the politics of division, to reject a justice that is only for some or only for the powerful. But make no mistake, we understand this is hard work. What you’re being called to do from this day forward is hard work. It is hard in the best of times to bring people of different races and faiths and sexual orientations and languages and cultures together. It’s hard. It is hard, but it’s doable. We know that it’s doable. And frankly, I’m pretty convinced all this is happening now because those who stand against us know we were succeeding. They know that this country was coming together across all of these divisions. [Applause] Let us friends avoid both autocracy and fascism on one end and chaos and anarchy on the other. Let us devoid the w avoid the wedges that are being driven into our communities. Finally, uh two last little stories. My father when I was young gave me a lot of advice, most of which I never listened to. But one thing he said, “Once upon a time, I had a bully who was after me.” And he said, “Eric, whatever you do, don’t give a bully what they want. [Music] [Applause] Don’t give a bully what they want. If a bully wants you to be afraid, don’t be afraid. If a bully wants you to stay home and and get under the covers, don’t do that. If a bully wants us to be divided, don’t do that. Don’t give a bully what they want. [Applause] Our religious faiths teach us that we are to believe in God first and country and nation second, not the other way around. Right? Many Christians today are speaking out in a nationalist way that puts nation first and their faith second. You just need to understand that we know the order of these things. The Jewish faith, the Muslim faith talks about the dangers of kings. The great prophets spoke of this. Those of us who are Christian proclaim Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not. The government is not our Lord. [Music] [Applause] [Music] So friends, I want you to look to your right. I want you to look to your left. And I want you to say to the people next to you, I will show up for you. Say that. I will show up for you. I will be there for you. I will be there for you. I will not be afraid. I will not be afraid. We will come together as one out of many. We will come together as one of many. God bless you all. Thank you. God bless you all. We are bringing you two big stories on this Saturday here on WFAA Plus. Millions of Americans across the country joining together for No Kings rallies. They’re taking a live look at the demonstration in Boston where you can see so many people are gathered there. At the same time, we are in a First Alert weather day here in North Texas and keeping our eye on storms and rain. Thank you for being with us. I’m Morgan Young and I’m Rebecca Lopez and we’ve got to look at some of the we’ve got to look at some of the demonstrations um across the country before we get to the ones here. Yeah, we’re going to go to the one in Boston that we were just looking at. Oh, now we’re in DC. So DC did not have a protest back in June because if you remember the uh president was celebrating his birthday and there was a military parade on that day. So this is uh the first protest of this kind in DC and I believe we have another picture as well. Again, these are happening all over. Another look at Boston here, Rebecca. So many folks here. Yeah. And Boston had over a million at its last protest in June. it combined with Boston Pride, which the LGBTQ community also had a huge uh march and rally as well. So, these No Kings rallies are all part of a national movement. There are more than 2500 demonstrations scheduled for across the country. We have multiple here in North Texas. Um and the organizers of these events say that these are demonstrations that are pushing back against the actions of our current presidential administration. uh multiple actions that this administration has taken and we’re seeing these different issues as we’ve been covering this throughout the morning and different signs, different messages. And here’s a look at uh what’s happening in Dallas right now. Rebecca, I know you covered the first round of this in Dallas. Yeah. And what you see here is a lot of people from all walks of life. some people that are protesting or standing up for freedom of speech, others that are protesting um the fact that they believe that the that the uh president’s policies are very heavy-handed when it comes to the LGBTQ community, uh immigration, people that are upset of of various policies of the president and his admin administration. You see the American flag waving there. They definitely have encouraged the pro the organizers of these rallies to bring American flags to show your patriotism and to stay peaceful. That is the key here is they keep telling everyone we want to remain peaceful. We want to exercise the first amendment right to have your voice heard. That is what the uh organizers have been saying. And one of the things that we’ve seen, you know, the demonstrations in North Texas started up in Colin County at about 9:00 this morning. And one thing that we’ve seen here in Dallas up in Colin County and uh Tarant County is just the sheer volume of people who were showing up here. I know we’ve got to look. I believe uh Natalie Hadad uh has has a has a show of us and she has some video for us that we’ll be able to look at in a bit, but was saying when she was up in Fris so many more people than she thought in the last hour those crowd sizes doubled. Yeah, there were I think 3,000 people in Plano alone. And now we’re going to some of the Frisco video. You see this is when it started to rain and so you saw some of the crowd disperse, but they had a very large showing in an area that is typically a red part of the state. Uh but you see, and Natalie said they had both Democrats and Republicans that she spoke to out at these protests. So that’s very interesting that you’re seeing all these people uh at these rallies. And let’s listen in to some of the people that she interviewed out there. This is not just Democrats. It is Democrats, independents, Republicans, non- voters that we hope to turn into voters. This is not a Democrat organization. It’s not an organization. It’s a collective grassroots people that are just all kinds of people. And again, we’ve been covering, you know, just different areas trying to get across the metroplexes to just show you what this has looked like across our area. And Luke Clary has actually been in Tarant County for us. He’s in Fort Worth now. And another place where we saw a lot of people. and Luke. Um, it’s raining there and folks were beginning to march the last time we checked in with you. Yeah, that’s right, Morgan. I mean, it’s been off and off, off and on rain here. Really coming down in sheets at times. I’ll tell you that the massive crowd that we saw here at Burke Bernett Park is now on the move. They are marching through downtown Fort Worth. We’re expecting them to arrive back here at any moment, and when they do, the rally will continue. They’ve had a speaker set up uh on a stage in the middle of the park. There are voices just echoing across the buildings here downtown. And uh you know, we we’ve seen passions running very high here today. a wide variety of issues on these signs uh that people have raised sharply critical of uh the Trump administration’s in particular the Trump administration’s immigration policies and federal agents going into American cities like Chicago that is front and center on many people’s minds you could see some of those who are still here uh in the park just kind of awaiting the arrival of the thousands of people who are marching And again, we expect them to be here any moment now. Uh there’s a large police presence here. We’ve seen uh security barricades here. They’re directing traffic. And so far in terms of security, we really have not seen any major issues. I was speaking to a safety volunteer here today who said that they did have to uh as I mentioned earlier, shepherd someone out of here who brought a paint gun to the crowd. some someone clearly just trying to agitate the crowd, but uh no real weapons or any significant fights. There’s been no uh sign of any counterprotesters here either. So uh and I should mention that it looks like the sun might be peeking out here as well. So the umbrellas may be coming down, but the signs are still up here in downtown Fort Worth. Thank you so much, Luke. I was talking to some sources out there in Fort Worth. They’re saying they are not seeing any arrests at this time. Uh that it’s been, you know, very calm. And now we’re going to go to some video in Arlington. Yes, Luke was out there earlier for us also in Taran County. And you can see similar to what we’ve been seeing all throughout the morning, folks lining the streets there. Uh plenty of signs, plenty of American flags. Um and that message of no kings. And you know, we just want to refresh folks on what that is. You know, this movement is really sending the message that America does not and should not have a king. And that’s all part of of folks really protesting some of the actions we’ve seen from our current presidential administration. Many believing um that some of those actions are very authoritarian and and pushing back against them. And so we’ve seen these demonstrations across the country. So many right here. And even as some are wrapping up, some are starting. Uh and one of the later ones that started was actually in Dallas. And I believe we have Tiffany Leu who’s out there. Yeah, Morgan. You know, this started at 12:00, but what time is it now? It’s 12:30. More and more people are still coming here to join this No Kings protest right now in downtown Dallas. And this is expected to be one of the bigger ones in the DFW area. You can hear the crowds cheering behind me as well. There’s somebody speaking up over there talking about different things. I heard them speaking about ICE and immigration earlier. We pan over this way. You can see that there’s some people over here. There’s a gentleman in an army shirt. There’s a lot of veterans out here is what I’ve noticed. Uh his sign over there says no troops in US cities as we know what’s going on with that. And there’s just so many people out here for different causes. Uh people are fighting for gender rights and people are fighting for immigration issues. And these signs, people are vocal with their signs, with their voices, and that’s why they want to be out here because they want to make sure that their voices are heard. They want to make sure that they do still have their freedom of speech and their freedom to show exactly how they feel about this current Trump administration. As you could see as we walk through this crowd, excuse me, everybody, there are so many people here. I mean, we’re talking thousands and thousands of people in this downtown plaza right now. They do plan to march in a bit as well. I’m sort of just zigzagging through this crowd right now. Um, but look at all these different signs. I mean, they’re very vocal. People have brought their families here. The demographics here is extremely wide. We see people of all different genders, all different ethnicities. We see people bringing their families. I saw a woman earlier who was who’s pregnant and people just wanting to make sure that the next generation they’re fighting for the rights that they believe in. And so, um, we’re going to be out here when they go on that march. We’re going to follow them. Um, a lot to see out here. We’re going to try to talk to a couple more people, but for now, let’s send it back to y’all in the studio. All right, Tiffany Leu in Dallas for us. Thank you so much. Rebecca, you know, you covered the Dallas demonstrations back in June, and I know you’ve covered so many protests in your career, and one thing that stuck with me that you talked about then and today is just the diversity of these crowds. Yeah, I’ve never seen crowds like this before, and again, I have covered all sorts of protests here in Dallas. But what is unique about this particular No Kings rally this week and what we saw back in June is the diversity and some people that have never actually ever protested before that came out for the very first time to protest to have their voices heard to rally against what they believe uh is an injustice that is happening across the country um and protesting the uh president of the United States. Uh this is now Fort Worth. Uh you can see that they are marching down the street. Uh they’re headed back to their original point where Luke is. One of our reporters is standing by right now. Uh note so far it again has been remained very peaceful. You do see a large uh you will have a large police presence um both in Dallas and Fort Worth. You just won’t be able to see them because Morgan, as I’ve been telling you, typically they want to keep from looking aggressive. The idea of these protests is to let people have their voice heard and to deescalate any kind of situation that might come up so that you don’t have the tear gas, the clashes with police. Police don’t want to get hurt. They don’t want demonstrators hurt. They want people to have the right to protest and that’s what you’re seeing all across met the metroplex today. So, you are looking live now um really at the front of that march there in Fort Worth. And we we we’ve had crews all over our area covering this. So, we want to show what we saw a bit earlier this morning in Colin County, specifically Plano with Natalie Hadad. We are in the heart of a North Texas region that is predominantly red. It is Colin County. Right now, we are in Plano where over 3,000 people came to a no kings protest. And even though it rained, that did not deter protesters from leaving. Behind us, handmade signs held by people still here. The visuals have been strong all morning long. families pushing strollers, college students with handmade signs, older adults waving flags and chanting. Uh here in Plano, again, we’ve seen more than 3,000 people. In Frisco, we saw over 1,500 people protesting. Now, the message here, the core message is all comes down to one thing. It is no kings, no crowns, no thrones. This is a refusal of what the organizers describe as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration. The movement frames this moment as a stand for democracy. Something these protesters do not feel we are getting right now. That has been the overarching message today is that these protesters want people to get out and vote and try to receive a fair and free democracy. Something they do not feel they are receiving right now under this Trump administration. Now, we have spoken to all party affiliations today. Democrats, Republicans, independents. We have talked to Jewish people, Arabs. We have talked to veterans, the son and daughters of veterans. We have talked to church groups, pastors, uh people affiliated with non-organizations, and all of them again just want people to get out and vote for a free and fair democracy, something they do not feel like they are receiving in this day. We don’t need any fascism. We just need love and peace and we need our government to get back to work. It is not the Democrats fault. the Republicans can go in there and they can they can start negotiating and just work work with each side. While we did see a couple of counterprotesters wearing Trump hats, we did not see any organized counterprotesters here in Colin County. It is our understanding that they did not receive permits in time to be here at the same time as the no kings protests in Colin County. I’m Natalie Hadad. And so Rebecca, something that just that you just heard from her. You know, we were talking about the issues because again, we saw the first round of the no kings protest back in June. And at that point, probably there were a number of issues people were talking about, but certainly immigration enforcement was at the forefront of that. And there are new new issues that have come up since then that folks are talking about. Well, absolutely. You have the government shutdown, you have the firings, you have people that are now very concerned about the price of food at the grocery store as you see the tariffs kick in. And you see that and you talk to economists who say that those tariffs are being passed down to the consumer and to the small business owner. In fact, I know of a business owner that was going out to the Dallas uh owns a Mexican restaurant in Dallas is was going out to this protest because uh they’re afraid that they’re going to have to shut their doors. They cannot afford some of the um the overhead that they’re having to spend now when it comes to some of the goods that they’re seeing and the price increasing for them. So, all kinds of people, a number of different issues. We’re seeing them all over. Uh we do want to get to the other big story that we are covering today and that is our weather. Cassie, we saw Luke out there at one point getting drenched. Then the sun was kind of coming out for him. We know there’s a lot moving across our area. Yeah. I hope he’s paying attention to the forecast though because I don’t know that that sun’s going to last very long. There is more rain on the way unfortunately for some of us, but it’s been so long since we’ve actually had this decent amount of rainfall. Unfortunately, it cuts on a day when so many people are trying to spend their time outdoors. But yeah, over the past several hours, the rain and thunderstorms have been increasing across North Texas moving from west to east. But fortunately, no severe weather, at least not yet. And that threat overall that’s going to stay very low. However, we do have that kind of a stronger line of rain or at least some very heavy rain with quite a bit of lightning in between Irving to just north of downtown Dallas, Garland. You can see that just west of Greenville and eventually Commerce. That’s a pretty hefty line of some very heavy rain. And then we also have the showers around Gainesville down towards Sanger and Denton. You’re not done with the rain just yet. It is coming your way, but just a couple of lightning strikes in behind that. But zoom in a little bit more closely too around downtown Dallas. You can tell that more rain is coming our way. There is some lightning with this, but I’m only seeing a few lightning strikes um just west of downtown Dallas. And again, this is moving off to the east, but some pretty heavy rain just south of Arlington. Also moving off to the east, roughly around 30 to 35 miles an hour. We could actually see some wind gusts as high as around 32, maybe 35 miles an hour. We also have the rain and storms right in between Mineral Wells and Weatherford. This is lifting off to the east and northeast. More showers and storms are headed towards Granberry and also towards Stevenville. So, some pretty uh heavy pockets of rainfall there. As we go throughout the rest of the afternoon, we’re still at least going to have some on andoff showers and thunderstorms until about 4:00 this afternoon. Most of the metroplex would be dry or just seeing some light rain by then. By about five o’clock, it’s really all in our eastern counties. And the rest of the evening looks nice and quiet. It looks dry. The main cold front moving in late tonight. We’re looking at sometime around midnight. Behind it, we’re going to have a breezy north wind through tomorrow morning. Temperatures down in the 50s. So, it’s finally going to feel like fall and Sunday afternoon. Very nice with temperatures topping out in the 70s. Guys, back to you. We get to wear a sweater. Thank you. I definitely would have taken that weather versus what happened in June when we were passing out. It was so hot out there. And so I think probably some people are welcoming the rain. The rain. They’re gonna They’ll take that. Before we let you go, we’re going to take a break. But before we do that, we do want to give you another uh live look just at what this scene looks like across the country. We’ve got a few cities to show you. We’re starting with Washington DC here. Yeah. And Morgan, they did not have a protest last time because the president was having his military birthday on that day uh and the military parade. So you are seeing large crowds there in Washington DC today. Yeah, we’ve seen that pretty consistently throughout the morning. Uh looking at Boston where we saw huge crowd there uh and you said that was the case back in June as well. Yes, because they combined a no kings rally with uh pride month uh or pride parade as well and so they combined those rallies. They had over a million people there and you know they are expecting some celebrities at some of these rallies as well. Yeah, we see a stage there. there. I wonder if anyone’s going to pop up there, but so many people out there in Boston. And then lastly, a look in Atlanta where you can see that street there. It looks like they might be marching. I can’t tell, but just completely packed. Yeah. And some of the uh celebrities that I just uh looked up, they say Carrie Washington’s going to be out, John Legend, Robert Dairo, Jimmy Kimmel, uh Jane Fonda that have all said that they’re going to show up at some of these rallies across the country to also have their voices heard. So, we’re seeing them all across the country, multiple, more than a dozen here in North Texas. Some already wrapped for the morning, some underway, including a large one expected here in Dallas. And of course, Fort Worth was large as well. We’re going to take a break and we will check back in with you at 1 p.m. [Music] Joyful tomorrow. Tell me one thing. It’s working. It’s working. One critical mass that we need to save this democracy is coming together. We are not alone. We are here to tell this evil administration, we do not consent. We do not consent. We do not consent. Okay. We don’t consent to their inhumane and harmful regime. We my Here’s what we also don’t consent to. 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[Applause] At this time, workers ranging from We are bringing you two big stories in North Texas here on WFAA plus. We are seeing no kings protest across the country and more than a dozen here in North Texas. You’re taking a live look at the demonstration in Dallas. And we are also keeping an eye on our forecast. It is a First Alert weather day, so we’re going to have an update for that for you. But we are beginning with those protests. I’m Morgan Young. I’m joined by senior crime and justice reporter Rebecca Lopez. Rebecca, we’ve been covering these events that we’ve seen across our area since earlier this morning. Yes, and we had a pretty large crowd show up in Colin County. There’s a very large crowd in Dallas, but right now, my sources are saying it’s very calm and and peaceful. And at 1:30, they are expected to start marching through downtown Dallas. Our Tiffany Leu was actually in Dallas um at that demonstration. We’re gonna check in with her. And Tiffany, you’ve been there for a little bit now. What are you hearing? What are you seeing? I see it’s raining there now as well. So, Morgan Rebecca, it looks like I’m covering both big stories today. The protest and the weather. It started coming down really hard here. Probably about 10 maybe 15 minutes ago. It slowed down a little bit and then the rain just started coming, pouring really, really hard again. But it’s not stopping people from protesting today at the No Kings Rally in downtown Dallas. If you just look around me, you can see there are thousands of people here and they’re all holding signs. It’s very visual out here. They’re all fighting for different things that they believe in against the Trump administration. A lot of people here are talking about different gender rights, immigration rights. We heard a lot of people talking about ICE. We heard a lot of people talking about the military. There are a lot of veterans here as well that I spoke with, too. You could see that this rain, like I mentioned, not stopping anybody from protesting. Around 1:30, so maybe in about half an hour or so, they’re going to start marching around downtown Dallas. This protest goes until 3:00 this afternoon. And it it doesn’t look like anyone’s going anywhere. So, we’re going to be here to cover it until 3:00 this afternoon. We’ll be on that march. And um people want their voices to be heard out here. The weather looks like it’s starting to lighten up a little bit. Um, people have been really nice. It’s been a peaceful protest. I see folks handing out waters. Um, somebody lent us their umbrella because we were just absolutely getting soaked as well. I do see Dallas police out here, but they’re not in any riot gear. And at this point, the protest has been very, very peaceful. So, let’s send it back to you in the studio. Thank you, Tiffany. One of the things that I noticed about that crowd and what I noticed the last time in June is that these are people that typically do not come out and march. You know, when I’ve covered a lot of protests and rallies over the years in Dallas, you kind of see the same groups. This is not that. These are regular people that are coming out to have their voices heard. Morgan, and you said in June when you saw those demonstrations, it was really hot outside. Folks were still out there. We’re seeing rain. Folks are still out there. And it’s a great time to bring in Jesse Hila who is joining us here. Jesse, we’ve seen our crews in both Fort Worth and Dallas uh wet. Yeah. So, if you look now, Fort Worth and really most of Tarant County is kind of in this lull. Denton County, the same thing. You see this void of rain right here between the two counties, but then you have a band of heavy rain and frequent lightning and maybe some wind gust of 30 mph. These are not severe, but we do see some heavy rain rolling through downtown Dallas right now from Garland. Then up to WY, you can see in eastern Colin County, a lot of lightning popping up there in western Hunt County. And more thunderstorms are coming into the metroplex. This band is unlikely to be anything more than just some rain and thunder. So, we don’t have to worry about severe weather with that. I I do think there will be at least a risk for a couple of strong or severe thunderstorms on this leading edge as it moves east of the Dallas Fort Worth area. So if you’re watching from Hunt County or Kaufman County, even to Vanzant, Delta, those counties there, Lamar, I think you’re going to have at least a chance for some gusty winds or some small hail. The risk for the Dallas Fort Worth area was already really low. And at this point once this and in fact there’s our first severe, speak of the devil, our first severe thunderstorm warning issued right there for Hunt County, parts of Fannon and Lamar County. So, we were talking about this area. You see it blinking right there. We’ll show you that there for damaging wind gust maybe 50 to 60 miles per hour. So, this is east of the Metroplex. And what I was trying to say was this was the initial line that that beginning or that front end that I was talking about yesterday on the news where that’s my area of focus for a risk for strong to severe thunderstorms. The stuff behind this unlikely to be anything more than what we’ve seen all morning long, which is just some rain and an occasional occasional rumble of thunder. So as that moves off to the east, there’ll be that risk for some stronger severe thunderstorms for Sulfur Springs, Paris, Clarksville, even again Kaufman County down to Corsacana and Canton. This area here, maybe some small hail or some gusty winds. So as we look at timecast for the rest of this afternoon going through tonight, this is about it. This is fast moving. The Metroplex is in the clear from rain altogether by about 400 p.m. Most of the rain and thunderstorm activity in East Texas by 5 and then overnight is quiet before the cold front comes in. That cold front gets here late tonight. It’ll bring a nice shift in the temperatures as we get into tomorrow. So today, well, you know, today’s not been so bad either, guys. We’ve had cloudy skies, we’ve had rain. That’s kept temperatures down. Tomorrow we get sunshine with fairly comfortable temperatures. So again, rain still for the next few hours. We’ll take fairly comfortable. Looking forward to fairly comfortable. Jesse, thank you. And it looks like people paid attention to our forecast cuz everybody looked like they had umbrellas and ponchos out there in the Dallas protest. One person we did not see have an umbrella and poncho. We’re going to check back in with Luke. Luke is live in Fort Worth for us. Luke, I I know the last time we checked in with you, uh, the rain was starting to go away and that uh the march was starting to end. It looks like it’s ended. There seems to be a big crowd behind you. Hey guys. Yeah, I’ll tell you, we had a real downpour here half hour, 45 minutes ago, but it hasn’t really put a damper on the mood here. And when we watch this crowd marching down Lamar Street back to the park, you could really get a sense of just how huge this crowd is. I mean, several thousand, maybe 10,000 people. They’re all here now at Burke Bernett Park. Once again, it’s sort of a rally atmosphere. They have a stage set up and you can hear the speakers here. you know, just really working up the crowd. We’ve talked about just how diverse these crowds are and the messages that we see on their signs. Some of them uh humorous, some of them really stark in their messaging. A lot of them say no kings. A lot of them also have very patriotic messaging with American flags as well. Um I might just speak with some folks. Here are some folks right here. This is I’m Luke Clary, WFA. We’re live on the air right now. What brings you here? What is your message? Oh, we just want everybody to be aware. It’s wonderful to see all these people out. We’ve got to do something to change things. And what does it mean to you to be surrounded by so many people who are like-minded? It’s very reassuring. I’ve been very jaded lately. This is making me feel really good. Well, thank you so much for sharing that with us. So that’s a common sentiment here. People saying that they feel like there’s some power in the numbers that they’re seeing here. Um you know, a lot of the folks feeling really powerless over the last several months, whether it comes to immigration policy or reproductive rights, a long litany of issues and sharp criticisms for the Trump administration’s handling of policy. And so once again, big crowd here. They don’t seem to be dismayed whatsoever by the, you know, sheets of rain coming down. Lots of umbrellas here earlier this afternoon. But again, those umbrellas seem to be coming down. The signs are all still up and uh this rally continues now into the afternoon. You can see just again, if we just want to just take one more look out there, massive crowds here at Burke Bernett Park in downtown Fort Worth. I’ll go ahead and throw it back to you in the studio. All right, Luke. Thank you. Luke looking a lot drier than he, you know, and very similar to what I noticed in that interview is that the last time when I was out there in June, there were people that had never protested before and many of them were a little older uh people that typically wouldn’t come out and they were out there because they felt like they wanted more um healthc care um is you know, like they were concerned about health care, Medicaid, and some of those issues that they feel that they are not being heard by this administration. and there the diversity of people, the diversity of issues. But one thing that really stood out that we’ve seen throughout the day, we’ve seen so many American flags waving and one of the things Luke said and observed was that he saw a lot of patriotic messages. And that’s significant because some of the criticism that came ahead of these rallies. Uh we had multiple uh federal officials saying that the folks who were coming out were sending the message that they hate America. Well, and the organizers have said, “Bring out your American flags.” that there is nothing more patriotic than exercising your first amendment right to free speech to come out and speak uh and have a voice. Uh and that is what they have uh been telling everybody that’s coming out there. Bring your patriotism, bring your flags and let’s keep it peaceful and have your voice heard and they believe that there are power in numbers. Definitely. and just kind of reiterating and in seeing all those flags and seeing that message of this is really about wanting democracy and wanting to see it maybe look a bit different but still coming from a love of their country and they also have been protesting Governor Abbott um when I I noticed that back in June and I’m noticing some of the anti- uh Governor Abbott signs out there as well. They are not happy with in some cases how Texas uh is going as well. So, we know that we have so many demonstrations across not just North Texas, but our state as a whole. And this is actually also happening across the country. This is a a live look now at Washington DC, our nation’s capital. Uh we’ve had this shot up multiple times throughout the morning. Lots of people there. Uh and and those crowds have stayed strong throughout the morning. And again, multiple cities across the country. I believe we have another shot for you to see. Uh so, looking at DC right now and I believe, do we have Dallas that’s coming up next? Uh or maybe not. I don’t know. We’ve got them across the country, but we go ahead. Yeah. Oh, yeah. And I think now we’re going to go like as we were talking about in Plano, there were more than 3,000 people show up and we had Natalie Hadad out there and uh here’s what she has to say about that. We are in the heart of a North Texas region that is predominantly red. It is Colin County. Right now, we are in Plano where over 3,000 people came to a no kings protest. And even though it rained, that did not deter protesters from leaving. Behind us, handmade signs held by people still here. The visuals have been strong all morning long. Families pushing strollers, college students with handmade signs, older adults waving flags and chanting. Uh here in Plano, again, we’ve seen more than 3,000 people. In Fris, we saw over 1,500 people protesting. Now, the message here, the core message is all comes down to one thing. It is no kings, no crowns, no thrones. This is a refusal of what the organizers describe as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration. The movement frames this moment as a stand for democracy. Something these protesters do not feel we are getting right now. That has been the overarching message today is that these protesters want people to get out and vote and try to receive a fair and free democracy, something they do not feel they are receiving right now under this Trump administration. Now, we have spoken to all party affiliations today, Democrats, Republicans, independents. We have talked to Jewish people, Arabs. We have talked to veterans, the son and daughters of veterans. We have talked to church groups, pastors, uh people affiliated with non-organizations, and all of them again just want people to get out and vote for a free and fair democracy, something they do not feel like they are receiving in this day. We don’t need any fascism. We just need love and peace. And we need our government to get back to work. It is not the Democrat’s fault. the Republicans can go in there and they can they can start negotiating and just work work with each side. While we did see a couple of counterprotesters wearing Trump hats, we did not see any organized counterprotesters here in Colin County. It is our understanding that they did not receive permits in time to be here at the same time as the no kings protests in Colin County. I’m Natalie Had and that’s the same in Dallas. They are no, they have not seen any counterprotesters and I don’t believe that they actually asked for a permit as well in Dallas. They’re not expecting any large anti- um King Rally protesters out there. And wanted to bring up something that we were talking about earlier. You know, even when we were looking back at June, people not being deterred by how hot it was. We know that we are in a First Alert weather day here. Um and I want to show you what the scene is in Dallas. You know, those crowds are out there strong. You just see that rain just pouring down on speakers who are out there. But this crowd, Rebecca, I don’t know if it looks different to you, does not look any smaller than it did when it was not raining. No. And um when we were talking to some of the uh people out there, some of the officers that I know, they said that the crowds have remained strong and they’re still uh planning to march after this. And focusing on our weather, we’ve got Jesse Hawa here in studio. And Jesse, uh we know that this is something that’s impacting our area throughout the afternoon. Yeah, you know, a lot of folks out and about uh even at the State Fair of Texas today. We have the last weekend for the state fair and we’re seeing a lot of heavy rain rolling through downtown Dallas there. And look here, we have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Delta, Fann, and Hunt, and Lamar counties. This is until 2:00. It’s the marginally severe risk that we’ve been talking about, which is when we say marginally severe, what we mean is up to quarter size hail. Quarter is the the beginning of when a thunderstorm becomes severe. And up to 60 mph winds. That’s the beginning. That’s the threshold, the beginning of where a thunderstorm could produce maybe some damage. But right now we have that severe thunderstorm warning. It includes Greenville, Commerce. It includes parts of Lamar County. If you look at the timing of this thunderstorm moving to the northeast, 25 to 30. It’ll be in Pan Gap at 144, Howland at 218, Cooper 210, Glory 235, Paris 238. At the very least, you’re going to see some heavy rain, not necessarily severe weather. We go back into Dallas, you can see all the heavy rain. the the band of of of a downpour with some thunder and lightning is just about east of downtown. It’s almost there. So, you know, we saw that live shot a moment ago of heavy rain falling. If you look here, see kind of on the back end there. So, over the next 15 minutes or so, the rain will gradually come to an end. You may even see a peak of sunshine or two. In fact, I can see our Fort Worth tower cam uh just over here, and I see how the sun’s starting to peek out in spots. And that that’s kind of been the theme today is we get these bands of rain, a little bit of sunshine, another band of rain. This here on the backside of that first line, this will not be severe. Okay, it’s that initial line that’s moving through Dallas and Hunt counties right now and Kaufman counties eventually that could pack the punch of some gusty winds or some small hail. This is just rain and lightning, that’s all. And that will be coming through the Dallas Fort Worth area. It’s moving in pretty fast. I mean, these thunderstorms are moving 40 plus miles per hour. this at least this band here. So as it moves into Tarant County, some heavy rain. We take a look at the severe thunderstorm warned area. Again, that is not for Colin County. It’s east of Colin County. These thunderstorms here struggling a little bit more of a strong thunderstorm northeast of Garland, but a wide view shows you we actually don’t have that much longer to go for the rain to completely move out. Thunderstorms blossoming in East Texas. Those could be severe for sure. Those are quickly moving toward the Arletex into the Dallas Fort Worth area. We have this band here, occasional gusts, some small hail that’s moving to the east. And then behind it, that band, we’ll call it the third band, if you will, in line. That’ll just have some rain, a brief downpour, maybe a little bit of a wind gust that will be out of here. And behind that, the skies are clearing very fast. So, if we look at timecast, good job of timing this out. This is 2 p.m. See the more intense thunderstorms northeast of the metroplex. By 3:00, we’re already looking at thunderstorms, the back end of the thunderstorms in Kaufman and Rockall counties down through Johnson and Ellis. By four, the rain is east of the Dallas Fort Worth area. By five, all of the rain moves into East Texas. We’re dry for the rest of the night and a cold front is on the way. We’re actually going to have high temperatures finally finally below normal uh tomorrow afternoon. So, that’ll be a nice change. And we actually needed this rain, guys. This is really beneficial stuff. We have gone over three weeks without measurable rain at DFW. We finally broke that today, so that’s good news. All right, we received that. I’m excited for below normal temperatures. All right, Jesse, thank you so much. We’re going to take a break, but before we do, we do want to show you some of the scenes from across the country that we’re seeing um as these No Kings rallies continue nationwide. So, let’s take a look at some of those cities that we’ve got. And I we’re starting again here, Rebecca, with Washington DC. And yes, you know, and these rallies are basically to protest the rhetoric coming out of the White House. And also they they label these as pro-democratic, pro-democracy uh rallies and movement that we’re seeing here across the country. Yeah, that crowd in DC has stayed strong there. I believe we’ve got some other cities to show. Do we maybe they’re having these all in all 50 states uh all across the I think there’s something like 2500 more than 2500 2500 rallies across the state. And now we’re uh in Boston. Wow. That looks like it says no kings. Yes. On 50. Yeah. Very organized. Wow. Very organized. And we see an American flag um being brought out there as well. And you know, one thing that’s important to know, we’ve got the we’ve got these sites of big cities, but I listened in on a call with organizers earlier this week uh leading up to these rallies. And one thing that they noted was, yes, we’re seeing big demonstrations in large cities like these, but they were naming um demonstrations that were happening in cities of like 2,000 3,000 people. And we saw that the last time as well. And Boston last time had one of the largest rallies had over a million people. They combined the No Kings Rally with Boston Pride as well for LGBTQ rights and and what you’re seeing is just a huge showing here in Boston. So, we know that they’re happening in our very very large cities. Here’s a look at Chicago. Uh we haven’t checked in on them in a while. Look, look at that. Just people packed out there. See a big stage out there as well. That’s what that looks like. Um, you know, this is one of the cities that has really been we’ve been hearing so much about uh when we talk about the president’s decision to deploy potentially National Guard troops to certain cities. This is a city that’s really pushed back on that. Absolutely. And this is one of the issues that has brought a lot of people out today. Yeah. It’s the epicenter of what is happening with immigration. You have um National Guard out there. You have a very aggressive ICE uh enforcement out there in Chicago. You have Governor Pritser and the mayor of Chicago pushing back against the Trump administration saying they don’t need uh this type of uh military enforcement from the federal government. And what you’re seeing is a lot of people from Chicago uh showing up. Um they’ve also been at some of the protests in front of some of the ICE facilities and we’ve seen some very uh violent clashes between protesters and some of the federal troops. Uh the goal today though is to try to keep all of these protests peaceful and not to go into the uh not to feed into the idea that these protests are being led by anyone that is violent. And we’ve seen um that play out in our communities. Of course, uh we’ve heard reports on the ground that uh these protests have remained peaceful and in a lot of cases joyful. Lots of cheering um and very patriotic as well. So that’s a look at what’s been happening across the country. We are of course going to check back in with you um at 1:30 and again 1:30 is when the Dallas March is slated to start. So we will bring you live coverage of that and of course keep an eye on our forecast for you. We’ll be right back. We’re going to show what democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. What democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. Tell me what democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like. United will never be defeated. The people [Music] in the middle with a 20% chance of showers and thundtorms organizers highs around them because they’re coming in forecast messages from north and central Texas. Okay. [Music] Severe storms are mainly alarms of I35. Clear weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warm up on Monday. Then mild temperatures the rest of next week. The rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not likely today. But any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or moderate. The current time is 1:21 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah Allards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service station KC55. [Applause] The following reports of weather, temperature, and wind made at 100 p.m. Dallas Love Field, heavy rain and fog, 67 north at 17, gusting to 31. Arlington light rain 72 northwest at 16 gusting to 29 light rain at 55. [Applause] [Music] Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls mostly sunny 72 south at 13. Abene sunny 77 south at 15 mostly sunny 90 southwest at 14 gusting to 24. Once again at 1 p.m. Now let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain% are clear. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday. Highs in the lower. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. in the mid50s winds 5 to 10 miles an hour Monday much warmer with highs in the upper 80s south winds 10 to 20 m an hour with gusts up to 30 m an hour Monday night clears around in the 70s. Tuesday night, clear of allies, lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday, sunny, highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Thursday, mostly sunny, highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid60s. Friday, mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. Highs around 80. The forecast [Applause] will bring scattered to numerous storms, 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warm up on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for North and Central Texas. Spotter activation is not for the National Weather Service are appreciated. Yesterday ultraviolet index forecast for October 18th is 4 or the current time is 1:24 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah Allard radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KC55 listening area. The following reports of weather at 100 p.m. Dallas field heavy rain and fog 67 north at 17 gusting to 31. Arlington light 72 northwest at 16 gusting to 29 rain northwest at 5. Min 65 elsewhere around the region 72 south at 13 sunny 77 south at 15 mostly sunny 90 southwest at 14 ge now let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex This afternoon showers with the chance of thunderstorms in the lower 80west winds 5 to 10 miles an hour chance of rain tonight clears 5 to 10 m hour 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight Sundays in the 47 north winds 5 to 10 miles an hour Sunday night clears in the mid50s [Applause] to 10 miles an hour tool and now the extended forecast much warmer with highs in the upper 80s south winds 10 to 20 m an hour with gusts up to 30 m an hour [Applause] right Will you stand with the person next to you in the lower stand as Wednesday night mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy Thursday mostly sunny highs in the lower Thursday night partly cloudy with a 20% Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid60s. Friday, mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. Highs around 80. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. A cold front will bring a scatter to numerous storms 40 to 80% today. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible mainly along and east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday followed by a quick warm up on Monday. My name is Chad West. I am the only LGBT member of the Dallas City Council and I’m proud to be out. We’ve been talking about Donald Trump today. We got to bring up Governor Abbott. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] So recently, Governor Abbott and the Department of Texas Tech has given us 30 days to remove our rainbow crossing report. [Music] This is despite the fact that these rainbow crosswalks were paid for and installed with private dollars donations. But guess what? It’s going to cost us public dollars, your tax dollars to remove the crosswalks. Crazy. You know, I I am a uh I’m veterans in the audience. I’m a proud US Army veteran. uh has served served our country like so many people I’ve met today and I will tell you this when I was serving hotel it wasn’t until I moved to Dallas portions of northern rock that’s7 radar 20 years ago LGBT community was at we are following no kings rallies across the country and here in North Texas and we are also in a first alert weather day taking a live look at the North Texas skies. Thank you so much for being with us on WFA Plus. I’m Morgan Young and I’m Rebecca Lopez. As I told you, we’ve been following uh no kings rallies. These are rallies um of people across the country who are protesting the actions from the Trump administration. And we have seen demonstrations with really large showings across our area this morning. And in all 50 states, you’re seeing big protests, but also smaller protests in small cities all across the nation, not just the huge organized ones that you’re seeing in the major cities like Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, Washington DC, Atlanta, etc. So, we’ve seen diverse issues discussed, diverse groups of people, and we do want to show you what this is looking like here in North Texas. Um, our Luke Clary has been covering our demonstrations in Fort Worth. Uh, Luke, what are you seeing now? Well, I’ll tell you, Morgan, that the crowd now is dwindling a bit here in downtown Fort Worth. There were thousands of people earlier. The rain is still coming down a bit. And so far, as far as we know, there really haven’t been any security issues. But there is something that we’re just kind of keeping an eye on here. If you want to just take a closer look there, we do see someone who appears to be a counterprotester waving a Trump flag. They’ve been kind of walking back and forth on the periphery here on the sidewalk. There are a handful of security volunteers or organizers in those orange vests who’ve just kind of been surrounding this individual sort of hovering around perhaps trying to make sure that no fights break out. Uh you can maybe just make out that it looks like folks are exchanging words there. So again, as we have heard from uh the organizers here so far, nothing so much to worry about in terms of security, this uh event seems to have gone off pretty much without a hitch. Um there is a large police presence here. Uh officers mounted on bicycles and in cruisers. uh they had those barricades up to allow the march to safely proceed up and down the streets of Fort Worth. And then um if we just want to turn back toward the crowd, you could see um just to kind of give you a visual here, this entire park was filled to the brim at the peak of this crowd. And as you can see, as the rain is coming down and as the afternoon is sort of wearing on, we are seeing people stream toward the exits. Uh we still hear very passionate speakers up there. There’s a I’m not sure if you can make it out, but at the very uh end of the park, there is a stage up there. People have been taking turns at the microphone and at times uh you know, with a very hard edge. Uh passions running very high here. Uh you could see some of the signs perhaps as well with those very stark political messages. Uh so again, this is just one of many of these no kings protests that are playing out across North Texas and across the country. But as the afternoon wears on and as the rain comes and goes, we are again starting to see this crowd here in Fort Worth disperse. Well, Luke, before we let you go, I do have a question for you if that’s all right. I know you started your day in Arlington. You’re seeing, you know, the forward now. It’s been a long day for you. Um, the organizers of this said that that they wanted this to be peaceful. Some used the word joyful um and patriotic. And so, just kind of reflecting on the day you’ve had, how would you describe the energy uh throughout the different events and different folks that you were able to talk to? Sure. Getting started this morning, we were in downtown Arlington. I described it as kind of a gauntlet. You had people on both sides of the street carrying signs and the mood there really was joyful. I think that’s a good word for it. People were smiling and chatting with one another and as cars came by, you could hear them honking in support of that message. Uh it really had the vibe of I don’t know like a a a a street dance or street party, you know, or a concert or uh some kind of a sporting event, you know. It wasn’t like really um uh hardcore political messaging, at least in Arlington. Now, when we got here in Fort Worth and as the clouds started to kind of roll in and you could hear the messaging from the stage, um a lot more I would say a bit more dire, a little harder edge. Um and talking to people, there are folks out here that really do feel as though their rights are at stake. And so it not, you know, you can probably hear the the honking and the cheering in the background here as well. So there is a mix of that. There’s uh that joyful and uh partylike atmosphere. There are definitely a lot of people out here waving the American flag. So they’re really kind of sharing that patriotic message that it is patriotic to protest and to disscent and to exercise your first amendment right. So we’re really seeing a wide variety of people across uh generations, a very diverse crowd and again I would say even a range of emotions from in some cases uh fear and anger to joy and uh just really finding solidarity and a power in this togetherness uh here at this no kings protest in Fort Worth. Luke Larry has been covering these demonstrations across Taran County for us this morning. Luke, thank you so much for your work and in the rain. So grateful for him. You know, Rebecca, that was the different messaging and the different um tone that was something you’ve talked about today. It’s something you talked about in June and you were just speaking to the different communities. We have large cities here that we’re covering, but there are small communities across the country that are doing this as well. Yeah, absolutely. And I think that that is what is different about um the protests that I have typically covered in this area. Uh typically you do have uh the same organizers, same type of groups that are out there protesting. Typically it’s involving some sort of police uh brutality or excessive force by police officers. Typically you see a lot of those types of protests and we have had also large immigration uh protest here in the past. There was one maybe about 15 20 years ago that brought out 500,000 people in downtown Dallas. But what you are seeing here is just people that have never protested before. This crowd, the makeup of the crowd, the makeup of the people anywhere I from little kids to elderly people with a variety of issues. You see people from Black Lives Matter, people that are wanting, you know, to uh go against uh the Trump’s ice, President Trump’s ICE raids uh and just some of the issues that people feel very passionate about. It’s just a wide range of issues from the economy to LGBTQ just a large group of people from all walks of life that you are seeing at these protests that you typically would never see out at rallies and protests like these. And to echo what Luke said, you know, with different different energies, different messages, and we’re seeing different things. And I do want to know just one more thing. I think we saw one before. We’re seeing a lot of signs uh and we’re doing our best to make sure that we are not showing um any explicit language or sentiments. I know a couple have popped up. So, we do want to again apologize. We tried to do this a little earlier. Uh just if you do see any language on there, we’re trying to avoid it, but it’s live TV. We’re doing our best. Uh let’s get to Tiffany Leu who is in Dallas. Uh where the march portion of this demonstration is supposed to start any minute now. Tiffany, how are things going out there? You know, Morgan, it’s been a roller coaster here at the Dallas protest. Uh it was raining super super hard just about 15 minutes ago and now the rain has lifted and people are still here right now. There are folks speaking at this time, but my understanding is that after they speak, uh, people are going to start marching around downtown Dallas. Uh, Lauren’s sort of panning around here, just showing you the thousands of people that are out here with different signs. Folks, I was watching people actually draw their signs in the parking lot, too, before the pro protest when we arrived earlier today. Um, so many people are here for different reasons. Actually earlier I heard them talking about um the rainbow sidewalks in Oak Lawn and asking and demanding uh for folks to leave that alone that it’s uh funded by private donors and and that’s one of the issues people are fighting for is LGBTQ rights. Uh immigration rights people have also talked about as well concerns with ICE. But if you just look here in the crowds behind me you can see there are so many different people. Let’s walk a little bit here and just show you. I’m going to try to walk through this crowd and zigzag through, but there are just so many different people. The demographics of this crowd are also a very wide range as well. Here, I’ll follow you. I’m going to watch your back over here while you walk. Um, we’ve seen veterans here. Um, we’ve seen people from um, you know, that are passionate about Black Lives Matter. We’ve seen people who are passionate about military rights as well. Um, all these different signs. People are fighting for different things and all of it is against what they believe the Trump administration is doing. So again, this Dallas rally here that we’re at, the march is going to start here shortly after um the speaker talk here, they said 1:30. We’re now at 1:40. So the march should be starting soon. We’re going to uh continue to cover this rally. But for now, let’s send it back to you in the studio. Becca here. Um I’m just going to ask you a quick question. Have you seen any people signing people up to vote? because I have heard and I saw at the last rally that they had people signing people up to vote. Are you seeing a voter drive out there? I think Yeah. You know, I think there is. If we Lauren, can you pan over to that tent on right over there? There’s a tent over there. And I also see folks on the sidewalk with clipboards as well. I’m not exactly sure what they’re doing at the tent, but it possibly could be that, but I did see people on the sidewalk with clipboards. At these events, these rallies like this, we do frequently see people trying to register folks to vote as well. Um, we’re getting a little closer just so we could take a look at what that is for you. Here it is. The Oh, it’s it’s actually a a union it looks like of of the United Steel Workers. They’re here. Um, but yeah, it looks like the Ellis County Democrats are here as well. So, I will find that out and I will let you know. Um, but also just so you guys know, um, there has been police presence around here. It’s sort of at the perimeter of the event. Um, no one’s dressed in riot gear or anything. Overall, for the last hour and a half, hour, 45 minutes, this has been a very peaceful protest. Um, and as the march begins, we hope it continues to be that way. Rebecca, thank you. Thank you, Tiffany. Yeah, one of the things that they do at these um, these protests with the Dallas Police Department and the city of Dallas is they make you get a permit to be out there. And of course, people are going to show up, but then in order to be able to march because they have to shut down the streets and they have to have police and they have to have sharpshooters, they have to have people because we do know that there was a obviously um officers that were killed um as they were protecting uh protesters right to free speech a few years back. And so the Dallas Police Department takes these very seriously. So, if you are going to march through the streets, you do have to have a permit and they do block off streets and they make sure that they’re keeping everyone safe. It’s an officer safety issue and it’s also uh an issue for safety of the protesters and the people that are out there marching and and that’s such great context and also seems like what we’ve seen is for the demonstrations that we have out there, not not really a big presence, not really a presence at all in counter protests. I think we’ve had our crew say maybe a sprinkle of people have shown up with um Trump flags and and and different things to support uh the president. Uh but no big movement to basically counter what we’re seeing today. Yeah. And when I’ve seen that happen, sometimes that can get very tense. And I’ve seen Dallas police have to go in and get those people out so that no one gets hurt. All right. The other big story that we have today in North Texas is our weather. We’ve seen some of our crews have been rained on, then not rained on, Jesse, and then rained on again. So, what’s going on out there? It’s it has been really kind of on and off. We have these bands that are coming through and the final band is now moving into Tarant and Denton County. So, you’re getting some rain in Denton County. You’re getting some rain in Tarant Tarant County. That’s the final final band. So, but behind this, it’s rapid clearing. The sun is going to be popping out before the day is over. But our strongest thunderstorms are now east of the Dallas Fort Worth area. So, at this point, I say the Metroplex is out of the risk of severe weather for the rest of the day. the chance for maybe a couple of gusty thunderstorms with some small hail that still exists between Greenville down to Terrell and Kaufman for about the next hour or so. This rain that’s moving into Tarant, it’s just rain. In fact, there’s not barely any lightning. It’s all kind of falling apart here as it moves into a little bit more stable air. But from Keller to Sagenol, some rain. Uh nice little little downpour near Lake Lewisville, moving into Denton, Little Elm down to Lewisville and Flower Mound. A little bit of rain there. Uh, Colin County, you’re in one of those ls like Morgan was saying, it’s like on, off, on, off. Well, you’re now in the off phase in McKenna and and Allen and Plano and Princeton. But if you look to the east, some heavy rain falling here Josephine, Royce City, and Greenville up to Wolf City there in Hunt County, some heavy rain in Rockall County, same thing. Heath, some heavy rain, but these are not severe thunderstorms. We really needed some rain and we’re finally getting it, which is great. Uh, you see here how the intensity’s kind of come down a little bit. So again, you know, if you live in Rock Wall County, if you live in Kaufman County at this point, your risk for severe weather is very close to zero. If you live in the metroplex at this point, you’re done with the risk for severe weather. We have these little thunderstorms falling apart here in parts of Hood County and Johnson counties. So just some heavy rain. So we’ve had these bands. We had this initial little round that’s now in East Texas with some scattered rain. The risk for severe weather for the rest of the afternoon and evening will be east of the Dallas Fort Worth area. So I will still watch radar for our folks in Paris, Sulphur Springs, Canton down to Athens. Okay, that’s the area. There could be a couple, you know, gusty storms with some small hail. Your window of opportunity shuts by about 4:00. The rain comes to an end completely for the Dallas Fort Worth area by 4:00. So there’s four. So I say that risk of severe weather still clinging on at 4 for Canton, Sulfur Springs, Paris, and Athens. There it is at 4 and then it’s done by 5. Okay. So all the rain is in East Texas by the time we get to 5:00. So, if you have plans for the rest of today, you know, we were saying that window of opportunity for rain today was between noon and 4, that’s that’s still the case. Uh, any plans after 4:00 today looks totally fine. In fact, because we’ve had the clouds and the rain around all day today, temperatures are going to be so nice tonight. We are finally expected to fall into the 50s overnight. It’s the first time this entire fall we’re going to have low temperatures in the 50s tomorrow morning. And guys, that’s a record. It has never taken this long on record for DFW to fall into the 50s. We’ll do it tomorrow morning. I can’t wait to hear about the complaints of how cool it is. It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite thing. They won’t come from here. That’s that’s what I’ll tell you. I’ll be in my joyful. Thank you, Jesse. All right. Uh before we take a break, you know, we are preparing to for the the rally in Dallas to start marching, but we know that there are various places where they’ve already started. So, we want to take a look at what some of these no Kings demonstrations are looking like in other parts of the country. Well, look, this is Washington DC and we know that DC is the heart of democracy. There have been many, many historical marches in Washington DC, the civil rights uh era where you had large marches led by Dr. King and you are seeing a very large crowd there in Washington DC. And I think one thing that’s interesting about the DC shot that we’ve had is that it really hasn’t wavered. We’ve had it since this morning. And that crowd has really stayed strong this entire time. And you mentioned that when we saw the first round of no kings protest uh just because of the date back in June, there wasn’t actually an event in Washington DC. Right. That was the day that President Trump, it was President Trump’s birthday and he was having a military parade and there was um so the thought was that they were not going to interfere with that. And so they did not organize a rally in DC on the president’s birthday and on the day of the military parade there. And I believe we may also have a shot of Chicago. Yes, we’re taking a live look at the demonstration in Chicago. You can see folks there have just started to march and Rebecca, we were saying earlier that uh Chicago uh is a key city in the in the conversations that we’re having and and the focal point of a lot of issues that people are protesting today. Well, that is the city where um you you you saw President Trump send in the National Guard. You also have had very aggressive ICE raids. And you remember way before this, Governor Abbott actually sent bus loads of immigrants to Chicago. And so the people in Chicago are like, “Well, you sent immigrants here and now you have this heavy immigration enforcement.” So, uh, they feel like there’s some sort of mixed messaging here by the Republican party. and they are very angry about some of the protest and arrest of American citizens, not just immigrants in some of these uh ICE uh raids that they have seen in Chicago. And we’ve seen videos not from the media, but from protest from people that have been out there protesting and citizens that have been publishing them on social media. And we’re seeing people now in large numbers in Chicago basically uh protesting uh um President Trump’s uh heavy-handedness, what they believe when it comes to immigration. And you know, we’ve been showing you what this looks like in our area, of course, and also some of the large uh large cities across our country, but one of the things we were talking about earlier, organizers pointed out, there are more than 2500 of these demonstrations across the country, and a lot of them are happening in really um small, even more rural communities with just a few thousand people in the population. So, one really big unified movement um that we’re seeing across our country and here in our communities and I believe we’ve got video. This is Arlington, Rebecca. Earlier today, Luke was out there in Taran County. Yes. And they had uh people also in obviously we also saw him in Fort Worth. It looks like a pretty large crowd there uh in Arlington today. And you know, he was saying he was talking even Arlington and Fort Worth, obviously both in Tarant County next to each other, but just the difference in what he was seeing and hearing and feeling in Arlington versus what he saw and heard in Fort Worth. He said he felt that I think he likened it almost to kind of like a a block party uh being in Arlington. And he said, you know, the message kind of got a bit sharper when he got to Fort Worth. But describe the scene that we’re looking at here as joyful. [Applause] All right. Uh we’re pivoting now to Dallas. We told you uh the the portion of the Dallas demonstration that’s going to turn to a march is actually preparing to start right now. Uh we’ve been looking in at different speakers who have been coming. They’ve been speaking through the rain. Uh people with their signs and so the actual portion of the march is going to begin. And Rebecca, I know you have such a good um insight and context to these events, especially when the actual march portion starts. Yeah, as I was saying, Morgan, typically what you have is you um need a permit in order to be able to march in Dallas because you have to shut down streets. You have to have police and you will see officers in their squad cars now. You’ll definitely see Dallas police now come out because they have to shut down uh some of the the the roads and so they’ll be like whipping around uh because it is very um you know it’s dangerous if you do not you know block off those roadways and so you have to have a permit. If you don’t have a permit, that’s when DPD and the city takes it very seriously and they will tell you you can’t you have to stay on the sidewalks, you can’t be in the middle of the street. You then they’ll start arresting people, but that’s not going to be the case here because these organizers did get a permit to march. And so it is actually a a path that has already been predetermined by by DPD and in with uh cooperation from the organizers to make sure that they know where they’re going so they can keep everyone safe. All right, we are going to take a break. We are taking a you were taking a live look at the demonstration in Dallas. We’re going to reset here and check back in um and with some crews on the ground. I believe our chopper cannot fly because of weather at this point. Um but we will check back in uh as that march actually continues in Dallas in a few minutes. We’ll see you back here at 2 o’clock. [Applause] The people united will never be divided. The people united will never be divided. [Music] I know it’s a little uneniastic response right now. Like I’m standing around. No question yet. I’m not into this yet. Standing in the rain. Who are you with? [Music] Jeffrey D. Hey guys, I’m going to Please win. Are you not? Go back. Go back. Go back a little bit so you can Yeah. Right there. Okay. I came from hospital. I am here for my grandbaby. She’s in the hospital. But this took all the things from us. We are not going to give in. include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 miles. Hey, good afternoon everybody. I’m meteorologist Jesse Hill with a live update here as we have a new severe thunderstorm warning that was issued. A small area, it’s a small thunderstorm that’s likely producing a lot of really small hail, like P-size hail. But the real threat of this thunderstorm, it’s the wind. There could be some winds 50 to 60 miles per hour. Again, a real small little thunderstorm near Berles. This is moving northeast pretty quickly. Uh so it’ll move toward the Mansfield and uh kind of near the Cedar View area here shortly. There’s the track of it. It moves to Bisby at 2:30. Mansfield 233, Britain 238. Uh if it holds together, Cedar Hill just before 3:00. So the risk right now, just some heavy rain, small hail, lots of small hail, P-siz hail, and some gusty winds, uh 50 to 60 m hour. That’s it. That’s the only severe thunderstorm we have. We’ll see if it holds together. We have just light rain falling in eastern Tarant County near the HB area from the Colony Little Elm up to Salina Frisco McKini soon enough right along 380 seeing some heavy rain all the heavier thunderstorms now east of the Dallas Fort Worth area. Uh you can see some heavy rain in Terrell right now quickly moving to the east toward uh Lake Towakin but again there’s that severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Johnson and Tarant County. It’s a small little thunderstorm but it is packing a punch with winds as it crosses I35W here in just a moment. Berles, Mansfield, Cedar Hill, all in the path of that thunderstorm that could have winds of 50 to 60 miles an hour. This is it. Okay, so we’re now we’re kind of entering the backside of our chance of rain for the rest of today. All of the widespread rain and thunderstorm activity is now in eastern portions of North Texas and East Texas, Dallas Fort Worth area. You see this little We’re going to draw this line right here. All right, here it is. This axis right here all the way from Cleburn up to Sherman. That’s it. That’s the back end of this. So that tail end of it, that’s where that little thunderstorm warning is in place for parts of Johnson and Tarant County. That is for the wind threat that will continue to move east. Behind it, rapid clearing. So let’s say 4:00 for the Metroplex. We’re likely breaking out into sunshine fairly quickly. The thunderstorm activity moves east of the Metroplex. Look at 4:00. Look at this. See the clouds? So, the back end of the clouds and rain right through Dallas at 4 p.m. The rest of North Texas is sunny at this point as dry air pushes in very quickly behind this little Pacific front. Canton, Minnola, Clarksville down to Athens and Tyler by 5:00 p.m. And this is all in East Texas and out of the state for the most part, minus southeast Texas by 7 p.m. So, at least our region, we’re going to be in the clear. Cold front moves in later tonight. We finally fall into the 50s overnight tonight. We’re going to It’ll be the first time we’ve done it all fall. That’s a record for waiting that long for DFW to fall into the 50s. But we will see that behind the cold front. In the meantime, that risk of severe weather today. It’s it’s very low for the Metroplex. We’re seeing that one little thunderstorm Johnson and Taran uh Johnson and Tarant counties. That’s once that’s over, that’s all for the rest of today. The severe risk and the thunderstorm chances migrate to eastern portions of North Texas and that’ll be it for for the rest of the afternoon. So about two to three more hours of a chance of rain for all of North Texas. about an hour or so for a chance of rain for the Dallas Fort Worth area and then we get to enjoy a quiet rest of the night with cooler temperatures on the way. That’s the latest on your forecast. Again, we have that severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Tarant and Johnson counties. We’ll keep you updated throughout the afternoon to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:16 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55. Serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson County in north central Texas, south central Tarant County in North Central Texas until 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 2:7 p.m. Central Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Timber or over Berles, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source radar indicated. Impact hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:18 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson County in North Central Texas, South Central Terren County in North Central Texas until 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 2:07 p.m. Central Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Timber or over Berles, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source: radar indicated. Impact: hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Breox, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. The current time is 2:20 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson County in North Central Texas, South Central Terren County in North Central Texas until 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 2:7 p.m. Central Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Timber or over Berles, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source radar indicated. Impact hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:23 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson County in North Central Texas, South Central Terren County in North Central Texas until 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 2:07 p.m. Central Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Timber or over Berles, moving east at 45 milesPH. Hazard 60 m hour wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source: radar indicated. Impact: hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. The current time is 2:25 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson County in north central Texas, south central Parrot County in North Central Texas until 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 2:7 p.m. Central Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Timber or over Berles, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source radar indicated. Impact hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:28 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service station KEC55. serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson County in North Central Texas, South Central Ter County in North Central Texas until 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 2:07 p.m. Central Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cross Timber or over Berles, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Source radar indicated impact hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, sighting, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near Fort Worth, Berles, Crowley, Rendone, and Cross Timber around 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Mansfield around 2:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bri Oaks, Lillian, and Egan. This includes Interstate 35W between mile markers 28 and 42. For your protection, get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning can kill. A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Johnson and southeastern Terren counties through 2:30 p.m. At 1:56 p.m., Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Godley or near Cleburn moving east at 50 m an hour. Hazard winds in excess of 30 m an hour and a half in hail. Source: radar indicated. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. The strong thunderstorm will be near Berles, Cleburn, and Joshua around 2 p.m. Keen and Cross Timber around 2:05 p.m. Alvareo around 2:10. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Parent counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. The current time is 2:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:31 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:33 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:34 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Parent counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You’re listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:37 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:38 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm, which prompted the warning, has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:39 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah. All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Parent counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:41 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah. All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Parent counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:42 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah. All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Terren counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour becoming north 10 to 15 miles an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:43 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah. All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Johnson and South Central Parent counties is canled. The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear. Lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. The current time is 2:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah. All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 2 p.m. DFW airport. A thunderstorm 73 2.65 relative humidity 75% wind column pressure 29.78 in and falling. Fort Worth Metum a thunderstorm 68 south at 10. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 71 calm. Arlington partly sunny 73 northwest at 3. Denton light rain 68 southwest at 5. Mineral Wells mostly sunny 71 southwest at 9. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls sunny 76, southwest at 18. Abolene, sunny, 82. Southwest at 15, gusting to 25. Waco, mostly sunny, 91, south at 13. Tyler, mostly sunny, 85, southwest at 12. Once again at 2 p.m., DFW airport, a thunderstorm, 73, calm. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, much warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 m an hour with gusts up to 30 m an hour. Monday night, clear, lows around 60. Tuesday, sunny, highs in the upper 70s. Tuesday night, clear, lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday, sunny, highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Thursday, mostly sunny, highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid60s. Friday, mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. Highs around 80. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. Scattered showers and storms will continue to move across the region through early this evening. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for north and central Texas. Spotter activation may be requested this afternoon through early evening for areas east of I35. Even if activation is not locally requested, any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 19th is 5 or moderate. The current time is 2:49 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 2 p.m. DFW airport. A thunderstorm 73, 2.65, relative humidity 75%, wind calm, pressure 29.78 in, and falling. Fort Worth medium a thunderstorm 68 south at 10. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 71 calm. Arlington partly sunny 73 northwest at 3. Denton light rain 68 southwest at 5. Minerals mostly sunny 71 southwest at 9. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls sunny 76, southwest at 18. Abelene, sunny, 82, southwest at 15, gusting to 25. Waco, mostly sunny, 91, south at 13. Tyler, mostly sunny, 85, southwest at 12. Once again at 2 p.m. DFW airport, a thunderstorm, 73, calm. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, much warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 m an hour with gusts up to 30 m an hour. Monday night, clear, lows around 60. Tuesday, sunny, highs in the upper 70s. Tuesday night, clear, lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday, sunny, highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Thursday, mostly sunny, highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid60s. Friday, mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. Highs around 80. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. Scattered showers and storms will continue to move across the region through early this evening. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for north and central Texas. Spotter activation may be requested this afternoon through early evening for areas east of I35. Even if activation is not locally requested, any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 19th is 5 or moderate. The current time is 2:53 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 2 p.m. DFW airport. A thunderstorm 73, 2.65, relative humidity 75%, wind calm, pressure 29.78 in and falling. Fort Worth medium a thunderstorm 68 south at 10. Dallas Lovefield cloudy 71 calm. Arlington partly sunny 73 northwest at 3. Denton light rain 68 southwest at 5. Minerals mostly sunny 71 southwest at 9. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls sunny 76, southwest at 18. Abelene, sunny, 82, southwest at 15, gusting to 25. Waco, mostly sunny, 91, south at 13. Tyler, mostly sunny, 85, southwest at 12. Once again at 2 p.m. DFW airport, a thunderstorm, 73, calm. Now, let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 m an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, much warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 m an hour with gusts up to 30 m an hour. Monday night, clear, lows around 60. Tuesday, sunny, highs in the upper 70s. Tuesday night, clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday, sunny, highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid60s. Friday, mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. Highs around 80. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. Scattered showers and storms will continue to move across the region through early this evening. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warmup on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for north and central Texas. Spotter activation may be requested this afternoon through early evening for areas east of I35. Even if activation is not locally requested, any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 19th is 5 or moderate. The current time is 2:57 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather temperature and wind were made at 2 p.m. DFW airport. A thunderstorm 73, 2.65, relative humidity 75%, wind calm, pressure 29.78 in, and falling. Fort Worth, meum, a thunderstorm, 68, south at 10. Dallas, Lovefield, cloudy, 71, calm. Arlington, partly sunny, 73, northwest at 3. Denton, light rain, 68, southwest at 5. Mineral Wells, mostly sunny, 71, southwest at 9. Elsewhere around the region, Witchah Falls, sunny, 76, southwest at 18. Abilene sunny 82 southwest at 15 gusting to 25. Waco mostly sunny 91 south at 13. Tyler mostly sunny 85 southwest at 12. Once again at 2 p.m. DFW airport a thunderstorm 73 calm. Now let’s check on your local forecast for the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 90%. Tonight, clear, much cooler, less humid with lows in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 m an hour, becoming north 10 to 15 m an hour after midnight. Sunday, sunny, highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday night, clear, lows in the mid-50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 m an hour. And now the extended forecast. Monday, sunny, much warmer with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 20 m an hour with gusts up to 30 m an hour. Monday night, clear, lows around 60. Tuesday, sunny, highs in the upper 70s. Tuesday night, clear, lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday, sunny, highs around 80. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Thursday night, partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid60s. Friday, mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers. Highs around 80. The forecast key messages for north and central Texas. Scattered showers and storms will continue to move across the region through early this evening. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible, mainly east of I35. Cooler weather is expected on Sunday, followed by a quick warm up on Monday, then mild temperatures the rest of next week. Low rain chances return late next week. The spotter information statement for north and central Texas. Spotter activation may be requested this afternoon through early evening for areas east of I35. Even if activation is not locally requested, any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. The ultraviolet index forecast for October 19th is 5 or moderate. The current time is 3001 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You are listening to Noah All Hazards Radio, the voice of the National Weather Service, station KEC55, serving the Dallas Fort Worth listening area. The following reports of weather, temperature, and wind were made at 2 p.m. DFW airport. A thunderstorm 73 2.65. Relative humidity 75%. Wind calm pressure 29.78 in. [Music]

No Kings protests were held across the country on Oct. 18, 2025 and June 14, 2025. This playlist includes on-the-ground coverage recorded live as well as interviews, speeches, and audio from protests in the North Texas area. The contents of this playlist include videos of:

• Interviews with No Kings protest organizers and participants
• No Kings protests chants and sign
• No Kings protest crowd scenes
• Other No Kings protest coverage

The protests centered on concerns about democratic governance and federal policies. Demonstrators gathered at multiple locations as part of a broader national movement. This playlist can serve as an archive of the No Kings protests for news coverage, historical documentation, and public information.