7/15: Unusually cold weather hits Midwest; Former ballplayer makes it to majors with bat-making business

Name: 7/15: Unusually cold weather hits Midwest; Former ballplayer makes it to majors with bat-making business
Uploaded: 2014-07-15T18:30:00-0400
Duration: 20 min 59 s
Description: Severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York Tuesday. The storms ran along the edge of a bubble of cold air that has caused the Midwest to experience below normal temperatures; and, an upstart family business in Norwalk, Conn., has managed to carve out a place in the majors and put their bats in the hands of more than 160 professional baseball players.

Severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York Tuesday. The storms ran along the edge of a bubble of cold air that has caused the Midwest to experience below normal temperatures; and, an upstart family business in Norwalk, Conn., has managed to carve out a place in the majors and put their bats in the hands of more than 160 professional baseball players.