survival stories.. from the worst tornado outbreak in history. more than 200 twisters over six states. damage and survival stories from the worst outbreak in history. how san francisco is remembering the devastating 1906 quake. good morning it is monday, april 18th. i am elizabeth wenger sid fee has the morning off. >> -- sydnie has the morning off. >> i am frank mallicoat. sydnie has the morning off, you slid over a chair. we are going to look at weather. rain in the forecast, pretty light we are seeing some

drizzly conditions, set to pick up for your commute taking a look at your satellite, starting to see sprinkles. you can see that cold front moving through i area of green indicating showers we are seeing. hold on to the umbrellas this afternoon, you will need them. temperatures as you go out the door, mild, 50s. 52 san raphael, 53 vallejo, oakland, 55 concord, 57 san jose. we will not creep up a lot from where we are sitting. highs, 58 for san raphael. 63 napa. 64 fairfield, 62 oakland. one 65-degree reading san jose but a cool afternoon. notably cooler than yesterday. your extended forecast, showers throughout the afternoon today,

dreing out tomorrow mostly -- drying out tomorrow mostly sunny skies, them another system make its way into the forecast. by this weekend we will see a nice warm up, creeping up high 60s. low 70s in some inland spots, let's look at traffic with giana. thank you. as far as accidents go we are off to a very good start no accidents. we had an earlier trouble spot guadalupe parkway. that is good news. nice and light south bay. looking live bay bridge toll plaza, dense fog as we work across the upper deck out of oakland into san francisco. limited visibility, use caution as you work your way across the span. lower deck problem free. check mass transit next, right now back to the news. this morning president obama pledges support after the biggest tornado outbreak in

u.s. history. >> one man recorded this twister as it ripped through a home in north carolina. it killed at least 21 people in that state alone. at least 45 people are dead across six southern states. now some of the youngest victims. >> reporter: residents in green county north carolina are sifting through what is left of their devastated community. >> hopefully, i don't know at this point. >> reporter: over the weekend a line of violent storms spawned 60 tornadoes, killing at least 21 people, three of them young children woodied at this mobile home park in stow any brook. in other parts of the state harrowing stories of survival. >> right now it is just a state of shock. >> reporter: connie owens hid in her closet as a twister ripped through her home >> it sucked my tennis shoes off my feet. >> reporter: this was ripped to

shreds, quick thinking employees are credited with saving the people inside. >> i said we have a tornado get to the bathroom now. >> reporter: here in raleigh, damage is almost hard to believe. this neighbourhood is absolute by devastated. >> i have seen a lot of damage over the years this is the most cat traffic i have seen. >> violent weather -- catastrophic i have seen. >> violent weather beban in oklahoma. more than 240 tornadoes touched down in 14 states a record for a single system. in virginia, tim's home now sits in the water. >> i don't know how you go about salvaging a house laying in the river upside down. >> more severe weather is on tap tomorrow forecasters warn there will be a triple threat of tornadoes, high winds and hail. cbs news, raleigh north carolina. death toll no arkansas,

alabama, virginia is at least seven in each state. they crushed school buses and demolished buildings, piles of rubble in virginia used to be people's homes some of the storm victims pick through ruins others look on in total disbelief. amid-devastation there are signs of life. three tiny puppies just weeks old survived the storm in north carolina. the woman they belonged to said she lost everything else. two of them are named lucky and miracle. in 30 minutes people will gather in san francisco to mark the moment, 105 years ago when that earthquake hit here in san francisco. the quake in 1906 triggered a catastrophic fire that destroyed much of the city the mountain, there thereby a wreath laying dedicated to the recent victims in japan.

this is live. since the quake, bay area residents have donated millions for relief efforts. after the ceremony, the crowd moves to the top of dolores park in mission district they will repaint the gold colored fire hydrant, crucial in saving parts of the mission district that will be followed by breakfast. one of the only three earthquake survivors still living showed up at a luncheon he is 105 years old what he knows of the quake is stories he heard growing up in north beach. >> nothing of the fire, that's for sure. i was only 3 months old. so i heard plenty of it after. >> looks good at 105. his father owned the old

italian restaurant in north beach. the family rebuilt it after the quake. live coverage of this mornings breath laying ceremony coming up -- wreath laying ceremony at 5:00 p.m. set back for brian stow seriously injured by dodgers fans he has been put back in medically induced coma, because he kept having seizures. stowe we mains in critical condition his family says doctors are keeping him under heavy sedation. he suffered a skull fracture when attacked march 31st after the season opener at dodgers stadium. despite a $150,000 reward police have not arrested any sus%s. the search is on -- suspects. the search is on for the killer of a 25-year-old man in san jose. a woman says a man came into her home and shot her friend. no suspect information has been released this is san jose's

14th homicide this year. almost 4:38 a.m. on monday. pg&e facing a new deadline to answer questions from state regulators about its record keeping practices over the past few decades public utilities commission is investigating whether faulty record keeping contributed to last year's deadly pipeline explosion. ntsb has found the 54-year-old pipeline that ruptured has a seam along its length contrary to pg&e computerized records. walls are coming down on mofette field's hanger one. they will continue dismantling panels. project will begin on the south side of the building the long term plan is to restore the blimp hanger there. feds launch a nationwide tour in response to a string of problems involving air traffic

controllers, federal aviation administration and air traffic controllers union will meet with controllers starting today in atlanta. authorities want to hear controller concerns and hammer home the issue of safety. this weekend faa issued new rules giving controllers more time to rest between shifts after another controller fell asleep on the job in miami. >> cannot allow controllers to fall asleep in control towers. we will not stand by and let that happen. transportation secretary said he will put a stop to controllers switching schedules right now they can cluster shifts to get long weekends. well, today is the deadline for filing your taxes you get yours done? >> i did. i owe money this year. >> that is not right. >> seriously this is the first year i have ever owed. several post offices around the bay area have extended hours. if you haven't done it yet.

airport station west field road open until midnight, window service and curb side drop off another on evans avenue is taking curb side drop off until 10:00 p.m. and post office petaluma taking drop offs until 8:00 p.m. if you owe money, today is a good day to do it. they owed me money. i got my bill last week. finally happened which city of the u.s. is now paying more than $5 a gallon per gas. $65 to fill my car yesterday. >> ouch claims it's actually a goo ers. pgh >> another bay area city takes away free sunday parking who claims it is a good thing for drivers? and gop official defends this chimpanzee e-mail saying it was a joke. party leaders are not laughing. what they want her to do now. stay right there

a wet start to your morning, already seeing showers out there in north bay. we are starting to see rainfall, petaluma, i will give you a full forecast in just a bit. thank you very much. you are looking at live pictures this morning this is in san francisco where people and quite a bit have already started to gather to remember the 105th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake here in the city, 51 a.m. there will be a -- 5:11 a.m. there will be a moment of silence to remember the very moment that quake hit. nuclear safety officials says the just too dangerous for workers to enter earlier today they sent in robots. two nuclear reactors are releasing enough radiation to hamper cooling efforts. officials say a complete cold shut down should still be possible in 9 months. all toyota plants in japan are back in operation for the first time since last month's

earthquake and tsunami however they are only operating at half capacity because there is still a shortage of parts in japan. it is unclear when they will return to full production. six statedistrict of columbia now have $4 a gallon gas. prices have risen 29¢ in just the past month alone. of course the bay area hit the $4 milestone long ago according to gas buddy.com average prices are at or above $4.20 per gallon but the website shows 4.49 in san francisco. take a look at this from maui. premium runs $5.094.89 for regular. although surveys suggest motorists are buying less fuel, experts predict gas prices will continue to rise through the summer. i am riding a bike.

should free sunday street parking come to a dead end? that is the topic in walnut creek. they will discuss ending free meters downtown, extending enforcement hours from 6 to 8:00 p.m. the goal get drivers to pang in garages. if more -- park in garages. if more spaces are open, it is hard to find parking downtown walnut creek. >> the whole reason you charge for certain spaces is create turn over. we are trying to give people better choices if they can decide if i am only going to be here an hour, parking for a meter makes sense. if i will be here all day the garage is a better choice. city council plans to have a parking rule in place by the end of the year. >> today public can ask questions at a forum in oakland about the proposed merger between at&t and t mobile concerned advocates are concerned how it would effect

pricing and access. panelists include at&t california, member of state public utilities commission. it will be the newest thing hitting the hard wood and black tops this summer. adidas is trying to one up nike the world's lightest basketball shoe, weighs 1.8 ounces. they are set to hit store shelves, june 3rd the price tag $130. >> would you pay $130 for sneakers? >> no, i would like a nice pump you know even though they make a combo. >> i have a pair. no. >> we are learning more and more about frank every day >> i am kidding. >> okay. >> time 4:46 a.m. fast food chain making a major change to its menu. plus your next check up in

a fire station? unique idea to make health care more accessible how it could save bay area cities a whole lot of money. taking danger out of online dating. what match.com is trying to do to keep subscribers safe ,,,,,,,,

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will b a change in policy at match.com. the online dating site said it will begin screening users against the national sex offender registry. last week a los angeles woman filed suit against match.com demanding the screening after she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on the website. they said the data base has been unreliable but recent improvements prompted the change it will screen current and new subscribers. 4:49 a.m. a tea party activist from southern california refusing to resign from a republican party committee over what some are calling a racist e-mail the picture shows a family of apes

with president obama's face super imposed over the baby reading now you know why no birth certificate. she says she sent the picture out as a big joke but party officials, they are not laughing. today republican chairman issued a statement calling it quote completely unacceptable saying we don't condone intolerance in any way. republican party officials are demanding davenport's resignation but she is refusing and they have no power to remove her since it is an elected position. raging wild fires in texas have damaged 18 homes. torched more than 11,000- acres. >> go. go. texans literally running for their lives this morning hundreds of firefighters face gusty winds in some of the driest conditions in nearly a century one firefighter was killed a homeless man is under

arrest suspected of igniting one fire in austin when he lit a camp fire to cook. you will have to pull out the umbrella today starting to see showers, taking a look at high-def doppler. more showers as we make your way into the commute. your conditions as you make your way out the door, pretty mild although, cloudy skies, starting to see showers up into the north bay and drizzly conditions elsewhere. in the 50s by the afternoon everyone has a good chance of seeing showers your temperatures will not be that warm. notably cooler than yesterday. hitting highs in the high 50s. up to the low 60s. so you will need your jacket and umbrella as you head out today. taking a look at pinpoint weather clouds moving through the bay area, a cold front bringing us showers but it is weak, not going to see high rainfall totals, probably less than a tenth of an inch.

that said area of low pressure dropping down from the north and area of high pressure that will temporarily build up, for today, keep in mind you will see showers, here is a look at timing of that system 5:00 a.m. in the morning start to see showers make their way into the bay scattered showers throughout most of the morning into late morning chance of continuing to see that rain through most of the after non- the good news, we will start to dry out by this evening and start to warm up a bit. here is a look at your highs today high 50s. low 60s. below average this time of year, 59 san francisco, 62 high oakland, 63 fremont and liver more. a look at your extended forecast monday showers, tuesday drying out going to see mostly sunny skies, wednesday another system makes its way into the bay area, thursday and friday shaping up well our weekend looking nice as well we will bump it up into the high 60s low 70s for our high. that is a look at your weather a look at your traffic. thank you well, so far so

good as far as accidents go but we are dealing with a dense fog advisory especially for the bay bridge. looking live at the toll plaza, slight delays cash lane. traffic still light metering lights off, that fog will effect your drive as you work your way across the upper deck. limited visibility give yourself extra time there. fog reported along the peninsula, especially in pacific coo area taking highway 1 headed daily city, 280 may also be effected, slight speeds, northbound side, fog advisory in effect there. mass transit a good choice along the peninsula. bart, no delays, muni, cal train, problem free. off to a good start through here if you are headed along the golden gate bridge we are seeing fog. they have not issued an official advisory limited visibility on this camera also. use caution as you work your

way out of marin county, nice speeds, 8 to go, minor wreck north 101, todd, seeing slight delays overall traffic moving 45, 50 miles an hour. south bay a bright spot no troubles, 59 miles per hour along 101, taking 280 things are looking good accident free just a few cars out there northbound as you work your way through northbound san jose, silicon valley, no delays and let's get a live look 101 san jose, mckee, traffic moving well there. that is traffic back upstairs to you. thanks much. 4:54 a.m. monday. alameda county is considering an innovative program to bring health clinics to underserved communities they want to put them in five fire stations three oakland, two in unincorporated areas, hayward

and san leandro. they have about 200,000 uninsured residents and preventative care costs less than trips to the emergency room. >> we don't want people to come to the emergency room because they are violently ill. they could prevent them by going to a fire station and saw a nurse practitioner and boned up on nutrition and caught diabetes before it got too serious. >> need for health care was evident when 800 people waited outside oakland coliseum for free medical, dental eye clinic. health care takes up a quarter of alameda county's budget including uninsured visits to the er. the world's largest fast food chain is taking a bold move. subway will reduce sodium in sandwiches at u.s. stores. salt content in their fresh fit subs will be cut by 28%, while all other sandwiches will be reduced by 15%. previously most of subway's 12-

inch sandwiches exceeded daily sodium recommendations. it is a promotion fit for a prince. that prince would be prince harry, 26-year-old was elevated from lieutenant to captain in the british army after completing five years service. prince harry is training adds an apache helicopter pilot but because he becomes a fully operation army pilot he will serve as best man in his brothers upcoming wedding we have talked about that a bit. >> we have. harry definitely became the hot one. don't know when that happened. >> just re¢ly i think. >> last -- recently i think. >> last couple years. it switched recently. >> so good to know. >> yeah. it has become a symbol of the emerald city. >> yesterday marked 50th anniversary of space needles ground breaking seattle. since that time it has

dominated the city skyline. it was constructed at the center piece of 1962 world's fair designed on a restaurant place mat some of the needles original investors had doubts about the futuristic structure. >> i had no idea whether anyone would come see it or not. the first day we opened the door the line of people waiting to get in was downtown. >> building went on around the clock as crews raced to complete it in just over a year. it originally cost $4.5 million to construct. ever been? >> never. i was born in portland but never got up to seattle. >> it's like you were born in orinda. >> yeah, in a log cabin. okay. oh, boy. 4:57 a.m. the fan attacked at dodgers stadium has taken a turn for the worse. the set backs in brian stowe's

recovery coming up. live in san francisco getting ready to commemorate the 1906 quake. plus picking up the pieces from the biggest tornado outbreak in history. live report on damage and amazing stories of survival in the southeast.