with heart sflsh ice telling abc her arrest was conducted in compliance was federal law and agency policy. this morning vargas remains in a detention fit. >> i dream of being a university math professor. now i'm not sure my dream will continue to develop. >> reporter: her dreams on hold. her status will be determined by a judge but her arrest follows two other dream areas detained and follows the enforcement crackdowns seen across the country. >> thank you for being here with us. mush appreciate it. the white house says the federal government stands ready to provide disaster assistance after a massive swarm of tornadoes in the midwest. the system has now moved east where it is bringing very cold air to the eastern third of the country and strong winds to the southeast. >> but the winds from the dozens of confirmed tornadoes in the midwest reached as high as 160 miles an hour. linzie janis with more. >>ha

that spawned deadly tornadoes in the midwest is on the move. >> reporter: tornado sirens roaring in tennessee. powerful winds and rain too. students at tennessee tech forced to shelter in place. the storms pummeling the densely populated northeast corridor. a downed power line burning a hole in this maryland street. air traffic snarled. at new york's laguardia airport, a close call. >> runway four to be closed due to a lightning strike. >> it's on the ground. you can see the damage. >> reporter: the twister started dropping just before dinner time tuesday. at least 25 tornadoes now reported across eight states. illinois hit hard. >> look at that. >> reporter: residents racing to safety. [ crying ] >> reporter: a trail of destruction left behind. our alex perez is southwest of chicago. >> reporter: at least a quarter of the 200 homes here in illinois were damaged by the storm.

confirming a powerful ef-3 tornado, packing 155-mile-per-hour winds tore through here. >> a lot of us lived here all our lives. never had nothing like this, but, you know, we'll get through it. >> reporter: roughly 300 miles to the south, more than 100 homes hit in the perryville, missouri area by another ef-3. massive trees splintered. and this frightening scene along interstate 55. our phillip mena is there. >> reporter: in total darkness, those powerful winds hurling these junkyard vehicles across the highway, killing a driver passing through. >> reporter: in all, at least three people dead and dozens more injured across the region. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> wow. >> so many different amazing images from alex staensdup location to phillips. the tornado threat, we should say the good thing is lower today. but many more people will be impacted by the severe storms.

the path of heavy winds stretching in mississippi to connecticut. winds could gust as high as 60 miles per hour. temperatures will drop till they reach the teens and 20s friday morning. that's a big change for us. it's been really, really nice the past couple of days. so brace yourself, guys. >> hopefully, you were able to get out and enjoy the nice weather because the groundhog was correct. >> low 70s to the teens. >> yeah. coming up, the blizzard warning issued for, wait for it, hawaii. >> what? >> where the national weather service says the aloha state could see snowfall totals up to 10 inches. and chance the rapper with a three-time grammy winner what he is revealing about his work ethic and staying true to his roots. you're watching "world news now." ♪

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so admittedly, usually winters in hawaii mean 85 degree temperatures with a windchill of 83. this winter, snow in hawaii. in fact, the national weather service has issued a blizzard warning for the summits of two of the big islands's highest peaks, 6 to 10 inches of snow possible along with winds up to 65 miles an hour. in effect later on this morning. >> i'm just shocked by that. >> they do get snow up there in the mountains. >> in the mountains, yeah, it can be very cold. >> blizzard warnings. >> blizzards? well, if that's putting a chill on your hawaiian vacation consider basking in the heat wave currently under way new

temperature two years ago. we're just learning about it. >> takes awhile for the news to get back from down there. the staff of our animals in the news research team busy this morning with a couple of stories of critters where they apparently shouldn't be. >> a british airways jet arrives late in san francisco because a mouse was found on board in london. they needed a whole new plain to make the flight because of safety concerns. they were in concerned maybe the mouse cos chew through wires potentially. >> ekes. and this was the scene near houston where a four-foot snake was seen slithering into the engine of that suv. it belongs to an employee at the nearby best buy. members of the store's geek squad tried to help get it out. along with pest controllers. they decided to leave the vehicle there overnight in hopes the snake goes away. no thanks. >> i just want to know how they find it. >> chance the rapper insisting on still doing it all

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♪ >> it does. >> get in your ear. >> anthem. >> he's just 23 years old but already racking up three grammys and a performance at the white house. >> how cool is this. ya who global news anchor katie couric got to hang out with chance. ♪ >> reporter: it's been a whirlwind couple of years for the young performer whose success on the heels of his most recent albumsome coloring book," launched him into the national spotlight from a tribute to the late muhammad ali at the espy

>> reporter: to performing at the white house christmas tree lighting ceremony. ♪ >> reporter: but unlike almost every other artist out there, chance works for himself and is doing it his way. you never signs with a record label. why not? >> i get to choose how much my music costs. i get to choose when it gets released. i could across when i go on tour, who i work with. >> reporter: would you ever after consider signing with a record label at this point? >> no, but do i like sometimes there like there dang, this would be way easier if i had a machine behind me, yeah, i think about it all the time. >> reporter: he became a first time father in 2015. he and his 1 1/2-year-old daughter kensly often take to instagram to show off their daddy/daughter escapades. >> we look adorable. >> reporter: her coming in was just like the refreshing will jump start. it didn't refresh my life.

when she came along, everything just fast tracked and became so much moral important. >> reporter: but it's also chance's love for his hometown that keeps him grounded. >> i'm a plant. if you uproot a plant and put that somewhere else, it's not going to grow the same. you know? so this is where i'm supposed to be and where i'm supposed to grow. >> reporter: chicago's changed a lot i think since you grew up here. i know there was a 58% increase in gun violence in chicago in 2016. what do you think is going on? >> what is going on is both. as individual acts, it's, you know, it's terrifying and also sad. it would be dope if all the politicians on the left and right could approve a temporary budget that could fund after school programs at the schools. >> reporter: but when

to president obama, the rapper has no intention of following in his footsteps. >> reporter: would you ever consider going into politics. >> no, i don't like politics. i think politics is the reason why a lot of stuff doesn't get done. but yeah, i think i always try and be engaged in what's going on. the city. ♪ it seems like blessings >> reporter: so for now the young artist from the southside of chicago is counting his blessings, including his legions of fans who can't wait to see what he'll do next. i'm katie couric in chicago. >> i have spent countless embarrassing hours in front of a mirror at home alone trying to do the moves he does in "no problems." a little too late for that for my ego. come on, do it with me. ♪

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lasts 12 hours? let's end this. ♪ oh, i need someone to read me stories ♪ ♪ oh, someone to turn the page >> i don't even know what some of those books are. i was in barnes and noble the other day. >> that counts for something. this morning we're sharing the story of one preschool teacher from madison, wisconsin who is

lesson in generosity. >> the surprise for one of her students that has saved the little girl's life. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: 4-year-old lyla carreyn became very ill very quickly. she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease which caused kidney failure. her parents were told she needed a new kidney to survive. a nationwide search, but no donor was found. lyla's mother, dena, set up this meeting. she thought she was there to tell lyla's new teacher about her daughter's needs, but that teacher already knew. she had been tested, passing a note across the table. writing, soon a little piece of me will be with lyla forever. i'm lyla's kidney donor. >> you are? >> the you are? are you kidding me? oh, my god. >> reporter: this is how that teacher described that moment. >> one of the most emotional days, being able to tell somebody that you can save their child's life. >> reporter: and a major development.

before the surgery at american family children's hospital in madison, wisconsin. one of the teacher's kidneys, removed, delivered to that operating room. after six hours of surgery, doctors say, a success. lyla, afterward and that teacher together again. both recovering after a teacher and her gift. david muir, abc news, new york. >> okay. i love stories that end this way. >> yeah. >> so much hope and so much of an example to that little girl and her class. >> yeah. my teacher gave me a coupon to the ponder rosa once. >> that's the news for this half hour. follow us at facebook at wnnfans.com. kendis in true form. >> i love a kidney.

this morning on "world news now," millions in the path of a nasty storm front. >> that same system that spawned an outbreak of deadly tornados in the midwest now moves east. intense wind gusts breaking apart homes and tossing vehicles around like toys. accuweather has the latest on the brutal path of destruction. our other top lead story, the revelation that attorney general jeff sessions was in contact with the russian ambassador curing the presidential campaign. before this development, the concern was whether sessions should front the investigation into the alleged russian ties to the campaign. now he finds himself at the center of that scandal. details ahead. a new romantic twist inside the biden family. what we're finding out this morning about the romantic relationship between the widow of joe biden's son beau and