[ bleep ] in union city, oklahoma, storm chaser brandon sullivan caught a storm and maybe more than he bargained for. >> we're going to die! >> at least 17 tornadoes reported, like this one, in el reno, oklahoma. >> wow! >> then there's this in el reno, a double tornado turning into a single twister as people narrowly escape. even the weather channel's storm chaser's heavy suv wasn't spared. a tornado found it and tossed it some 200 yards. only minor injuries for meteorologist mike bettes and his team. flash flooding in oklahoma city turned streets into rivers. some drivers could only stand on their cars waiting for rescue. this woman tried to outrun the

storm. a state trooper helped her check for debris lodged in her head. the damage from wind and rain? ma massive. this road east of oklahoma city nearly washed away. you can see the earth beneath it, falling away. across a huge swath of the country, power cut to hundreds of thousands. power lines like this one in bridgeton, missouri, on fire or knocked right over. even before the sun rose, businesses took stock of the damage. trucks and warehouses badly damaged in earth city, missouri. >> one of the tractor trailers blew over, rolled over his car. we've got four or five trucks that are damaged. >> driving in towns or highways, treacherous. not only flooding, but lightning and debris on roads made for slow going across the storm's path. in gillespie, illinois, the road badly damaged. the hope now? no more tornadoes. >> joining me on the phone from

oklahoma city, the governor of oklahoma. we are so sorry to hear about the life loss and destruction in your state once again. do you think the fatalities and injury numbers will go up any? >> we certainly hope not. we were taken by shock that we could have another storm like in oklahoma. we weren't surprised the weather got bad, but we just couldn't believe we were having to go through this all again in such a short period of time after we had such terrible storms the week before. but i will say the state is responding well. we're good at handling disasters, were well prepared yesterday. opened up our command center early, just a couple of clouds in the skies. we actually had alerted our department of transportation to utilize their electronic signs over their highways, that basically said be aware that

there is potential for damaging storms from 4:00 to 6:00 tonight and be on the lookout and keep your radios tuned on and watch the newscasts. stay off the streets. we were telling people. and the highway patrol, local law enforcement in the various counties that were hit did a superb job going up and down the highways with their lights and siren sirens on to let people know about storms that can be coming up really quickly. and even employers started letting their employees go home at 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon and storms started coming down about 5:30 to 6:00 on. and the biggest challenge we had last night was a lot of people, i think -- as far as we can tell, probably left their homes and were going to just find another bigger, secure building somewhere, maybe those that didn't have storm shelters. so our major intersect got clogged up as the storm that's coming through, both the east

and west interstate, north and south interstate were jam parked with cars which is just a really horrific sight to see. we were worried about the people in the cars. sure enough, we did lose nine lives, which is terrible. haven't gotten the details yet on how, but we do know we've lost life last night. >> is that a function of the emergency system working too well, that too many people went out seeking shelter and got caught up in it? >> i think everyone was just on edge about what had happened in moore. of course, the tornadoes that hit yesterday weren't of that strength. they were less powerful, but we just knew the conditions were pretty bad. wind was blowing very hard. it was hailing. some are telling me they had baseball-sized hail. one guy said he had 45 holes in his roof from the hail itself. some people left work early. some were just out, going to local hospitals, libraries,

office buildings to get down into basements. interesting story i heard, we had about 300 people in the major airport and the public came to the airport. i heard at one point it could have been over 1,700 that actually went to the airport to go under ground in the parking tunnels. that caused a traffic jam. >> i want to make sure i understand. do you think the casualties -- we've seen all the casualties we're going to see out of this series of storms? it won't go any higher? >> i don't know yet. i mean, that's all that's been reported that the point in time. we certainly hope that it is. our thoughts and prayers are with those that lost loved ones. we had about 104 different people who were injured in the hospitals that were coming in. i got a report early this morning of a person that was stranded with the flooding. flooding has been a big issue

last night and today. it kind of took us by surprise. we had a lot of rain last week. it's interesting. we've been suffering through a big drought the last couple of years and now we have the opposite problem of flooding around the state. of course, power lines that were down ein the damaged areas. stretching probably the stamina of some of the first responders right now. but everybody is doing well. everybody is doing their job. we're going to get through this again. >> governor mary fallin of oklahoma, our hearts go out to you. our thoughts are with you. very, very good luck to you and all the folks out there. >> well, thank you. we sure appreciate the prayers and we appreciate all the help we got from across the nation. made a big difference for us. >> thanks, governor. good luck. there are ways you can help the victims of this weekend's storms. go to cnn.com/impact for the latest on oklahoma and the many ways you can help to make a difference in the recovery. that's cnn.com/impact. a quick programming note,

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it's an image from the bottom of the south pacific and it may show us what's left of amelia earhart's plane. this is it right here. could clear up a 76-year-old mystery. of course, we've heard this sort of thing before. let's bring in brian todd to show us what may be different this time around. >> miguel, we've heard about potential discoveries in the amelia earhart case for many years. what may be different this time is the size and shape of something on an ocean shelf in the middle of the pacific. the man who discovered it says this is enough of a hit to go looking again for the traces of the woman who has captivated our imagination for 76 years.

a man who has been chasing amelia earhart for almost a quarter century believes this pixelated image from the ocean floor may bring us closer to finding her. >> it's unlike anything else on this whole reef that shows up on the sonar imagery. >> with a roving sub mersible, his team captured this sonar image. this anomaly could be the remnant's of earhart's plane. attempting to become the first person to fly around the globe at the equator vanished off how would island. not a trace of earhart or her plane have ever been found. for years, gillespie and his team believed that her plane went down 300 miles southeast of how would. i held a rendering of what it may look like up against his new

image. why do you think it matches the fuselage of amelia earhart's plane? >> we've studied other crashes and we know that the center section of the airplane is the strongest part, the part that holds together. the engines tend to come off. the fuselage breaks behind the wing. so the size of the anomaly image matches the part that hangs together the best. >> he admits there is a chance this isn't earhart's plane. still he's trying to raise $3 million for an expedition next year. there are plenty of skeptics of his work overall. they believe he has attached himself to the idea that the remnants of the plane are here and that he's dead wrong. curator of the air and space museum in washington. >> nothing says this is part of

earhart's equipment. there's nothing that has a number, a designation that would indicate it's part of her aircraft. there's nothing that can only be traced too amelia earhart. >> he has launched other expeditions that have dug up human bones, items common to that era, but he has never found proofhat amelia earhart is there. cochran and other historians believe her remains are somewhere near how would island based on her radio transmissions and the fact that she was circumstan circling close to how would island when she disappeared. miguel? >> brian todd. the mystery goes on and on. thank you very much. sheer devastation in the midwest. see the toll taken by several deadly tornadoes next. i have low testosterone. there, i said it.

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deadly tornadoeses left their mark from oklahoma to illinois. nine people, including two children. most of the victims were in cars, as oklahoma was trying to recover from a giant tornado that slammed into moore almost two weeks ago. yesterday's twisters were smaller, about they still left behind plenty of damage. it's a sombering, you know, feeling, just to see all your stuff, your memories from your childhood just scattered around, you know. stu stuff's ruined, trashed. >> a very friendly community. the mother of the house is an american red cross volunteer and

also work with his some of the communities and is just fwlad for the help. so i'm grateful to be here. >> of course, we haven't even mentioned hurricane season. it begins today. experts say it will be an active season in the atlantic, with as many as 11 hurricanes. but any look forward is haunted by looking back to hurricane sandy. we've learned a lot from that romney storm. >> from texas to maine, people are being warned to be prepared. last year's hurricane sandy certainly reinforced that point. from florida to maine, superstorm sandy's long reach touched every state along the eastern seaboard. hardest hit, new jersey and new york. cities, towns, swallowed up as sandy's catastrophic storm surge swept ashore.

many of the 117 people who didn't survive drowned. in the aftermath, federal and local emergency managers are trying to understand why some people simply didn't get the message. get out. >> of all the disasters we deal with, hurricanes are the one that we map and spend a lot of time trying to figure out who is at risk and then get the messaging out there for them to evacuate with time to leave. and then there are still people that remain behind for all kinds of reasons. and that's where we see, unfortunately, the greatest loss of life. >> one reason may have been because of what sandy wasn't. rick knabb is direct of the national hurricane center. >> there is no doubt that the phrase hurricane warning is more attention getting. >> but there wasn't a hurricane warning because sandy, while a superstorm with hurricane force winds, wasn't a hurricane technically when it made landfall in new jersey october 29th. >> we had a difficult dilemma on our hands. >> to avoid what they felt would

be confusion and misrepresenting the storm, the national weather service decided to go with high winds and flood warnings. it's impossible to say if some lives would have been saved if the attention getting hurricane warning would be in place. if and when there's a next time, officials say there won't be an issue. there's been a policy change. >> they can issue and keep up hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings even if something isn't technically a hurricane or tropical storm anymore. >> reporter: but they argue, no matter what you call it, people aren't necessarily prepared for the storm threat they're most vulnerable to. >> some are vulnerable to storm surge, some aren't. some are vulnerable to river flooding. some aren't. >> don't focus on the skinny black line or the number. focus on the impacts, what you need to protect your family. >> reporter: and do it now. it's too late to figure out a plan when the storm is at your doorstep. this is expected to be an active hurricane season which doesn't necessarily mean the hurricane will hit the united states, but

it certainly increases the odds. miguel? hear him play the piano, his talents are obvious. when you see him, you'll be amazed that he is able to play so beautifully. dr. sanjay gupta has his story in this week's "human factor." >> nothing makes landen weeks happier than singing and playing his piano. but as you listen to him play, look closely. something may surprise you. weeks was born with a condition called focomelia, a birth defect that most ly affecting the development of upper limb. >> fused radius and ulna and they're shorter and my elbow is like bent backwards so it's in. and i have two fingers and like

sla slanted thumbs. >> and yet there are few things weeks can't do. he has been zip lining, horseback riding and is one of a small number of boy scouts to earn every available merit badge. >> this is drama. you have to like make up -- like a pantomime thing and like act it out. let's see. there's cycling. you have to do a 50-mile bike ride. >> but playing the piano, that's his first love. weeks started lessons in the fourth grade. today he practices two hours a day and says his dream is to play piano for his audiences around the world. ♪ when i see my arms there's not a thing that i would change cause they're amazing just the way they are ♪ >> he has already won over loved ones, playing ceremonies around

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this is what's left of homes that people in union city, oklahoma, once cherished. they were ripped apart last night. if three tornadoes not only hit pa parts of oklahoma, illinois, missouri as well, nine people died, two of them children. officials say more than 100 people were injured. a lot of extraordinary video we've seen of those deadly tornadoes across the midwest comes from storm chasers. even storm chases get scared when they get a little too close. >> no, no! if you don't stop, we're gonna

die! >> are you okay? >> yeah. [ bleep ]. >> you're fine. >> back down. back down. you're good. drive. [ bleep ]. >> crazy. that was brandon sullivan, driving right near a tornado outbreak. i spoke with him a short time ago about his terrifying experience. >> it definitely got, you know, very intense. off to my right was a very large tornado. it grew rapidly. you know, actually, in the end, the tornado ended up passing about half a mile to our north so we were a good distance from it, but it was so strong that the winds ripped apart a barn right in front of us and threw all the debris into our car that you can see.

>> you've been chasing tornadoes since you were 14, as i understand it. i don't think you ever caught one. do you want to catch one again? >> yeah, that's correct, i've been chasing since i was about 14. you know, we've captured a lot of incredible photos. we're usually right there in the action. we tevently got too close yesterday. yes, we are going to continue chasing. next time i'm not going to hold our team from leaving so long. >> sensible advice. i'm miguel marquez. i'll be back tomorrow starting at 2:00 pm eastern. right now, my colleague, don lemon, is live in his new home, new york city. >> always a pleasure to see you. i wish i was in studio but i am here in new york. this is cnn newsroom. we'll begin with that developing story hping now in oklahoma and across the midwest. recovery efforts under way again across the midwest at this hour. it's hard to believe that more tornadoes could hit oklahoma and

surrounding areas, but that's exactly what happened. >> horizontal. >> oh, man. we are getting far too used to seeing these scenes. it is an all too common sight in oklahoma city. if a sight so terrifying could be considered common. that's a scene yesterday near el reno, 25 miles west of oklahoma city. you heard from one of those storm chasers there with miguel a short time ago when storm chasers captured this video in union city when a tornado crossed right next to them, destroy i destroying a barn, debris colliding with that vehicle, hitting it quite hard. at least nine people around the state were killed in this latest outbreak. more than 100 were injured. and in all 17