it was nearly $9 million. >>> we know what's going on in the midwest. oing on with the rest of the country. time for the first degree weather update with maria molina. >> good morning heather and ainsley. we are still tracking the storm system that produced all kinds of tornadoes and damaging winds in the midwest. heartbreak across the nation's heartland. now further east there's a slight chance for severe weather. we are looking at large hail and damaging winds. be concerned about the new york city area long island southern parts of connecticut and widespread sections of southern emergency new jersey. this is in effect until 10:00 a.m. eastern time. severe weather risks much higher. we have severe weather forecast in terms of strong winds across parts of the northeast so up state new york and pennsylvania we could be seeing wijdz today 50 to 60 miles an hour. we have a number of advisories and warnings in effect. out here we could be looking at strong winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour but no advisories or warnings in effect for you. >> that area does

weather in the midwest affected an nfl contest. play was suspended for two hours during the bears-braven match. fans evacuated from the stadium's inner bowl. heavy rain and wind caused concern. the chicago was under a flash flood-tornado watch of the a tornado touched bun near east peoria. the game resumed 3:25. the eagles have a pulse and then sum, philly hosting the eagles. nick foles stretching the boll. eagles 7-0. give are the third. gives popped. ball is loose, eagles recover. helmet off with the hit. philly takes over. third quarter, lesean mccoy gives the eagles a 24-0 lead with a 1-yard run. the redskins making a charge, eagles win 24-16, winning three straight, improving 6-5. the lions facing the steelers. the steelers in the ugly uniforms. ben roethlisberger, and antonio brown for a 34 yard touchdown, steelers up, bumblebees. the lions back from a 14-point effort. matt stafford to calvin johnson. lines up, 27-20 at the half. >> in the forth, detroit up 37-23, steelers driving, 16 play, 97 yards in eight min the, ben roeth

but for now i want to update you on the upper midwest. destructive. >> our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. >> this is one of 11 tornadoes as it hit the small town of washington near peoria. at least three people confirmed dead. this is the aftermath. nothing standing after the tornado was done. this is st. louis as that storm hit. and the storms are far from over. they are moving into ohio. into michigan and kentucky with at least 19 million people in the path. we are going to direct the worldwide resources to cnn

entire neighborhoods disappeared when the storms roared through the midwest. you're looking live at new minden, illinois. the search for victims and survivors continues this morning. cbs news reporter bigad shaban joins us from one of the hardest hit communities, washington illinois. only residents and emergency workers are being allowed into the town today. >> reporter: michelle, good to be with you. as the sun came up through washington, it's revealing some of the destruction just one of those tornadoes left behind. this used to be an automotive shop. here's a broken seatbelt we found that came from one of the nearby vehicles or one of the store shelves. debris stretches down the block. >>> reporter: firefighters in washington, illinois, searched through rubble looking for survivors of a massive tornado that leveled the town. spray-painted xs signify a car or home has been searched and is clear. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: this was just one of an estimated 80 twisters reported in the midwest sunday. most were in illinois. michael perdun saw a twisted headed f

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dozens and dozens of tornadoes ripping through the midwest. look at that. homes destroyed. neighborhoods leveled. six people dead so far. we are live in the hardest hit areas. those pictures really tell the whole story. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm john ber math. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. >> the cleanup is just beginning and the death toll is rising this morning after a series of powerful tornadoes slammed through the midwest yesterday. >> the hardest state hit by far is illinois. this was captured in suburb of washington where ef-4 tornado touched town and packing winds 165 miles an hour. can you hear the sheer terror as one tornado passes by this home. do you hear that? they are praying as a massive stormed passed by their home. rescuers have been out since yesterday looking for anyone alive in all of the wreckage. >> that is one of the most terrifying things you could ever see. the damage in illinois is staggering. six people confirmed dead and many more injured and cars and houses smashed. the ground littered with furniture and debris. you can see

touching down in several illinois communities as intense thunderstorms are sweeping across parts of the midwest. >> yeah, this is a very dangerous day, folks. more than 70 million people across nearly a dozen states, several major cities included, could feel the impact of this weather system. the national weather service is calling the risk significant for severe weather. you can see how much of our map it's covering. let's get straight to meteorologist janice steen in the fox weather center. sadly, you have just informed us, janice, that there has been one fatality as a result of this weather system? >> yes, it looks in and around the washington, illinois area, we're seeing pictures that are just devastating. homes that are just completely leveled. so, of course, we'll keep you up to date. but this storm continues to move eastward. as you can see, we still have tornado watc for parts of the ohio river valley stretching down into the tennessee river valley. several of them until 10:00 p.m. eastern time as the storm continues to move eastward. so tornado watches, meaning that conditions are favo

mayhem in the midwest. string of tornadoes ripping across five states on sunday killing six and injuring dozens more. central illinois was the hardest hit. homes and businesses completely flat.ted. residents are back trying pick up the pieces. >>> maven blasting off from the kennedy space center in florida. she took off a short time ago. all part of nasa's first mission to study the atmosphere on mars. it will cost taxpayers more than $600 million. >>> more than 400,000 people displaced by hurricane haiyan, priority: getting food, water and medicine to survivors. but new questions are arising even as those supplies pour into the country. questions concerning the safety of the food that is being handed out. veronica pedrosa reports. >> total devastation has been typical in coastal areas of eastern leyta. this is part of palah city. resident after resident told me about their ordeal. dramatic stories of survival have become commonplace. everyone is in the same position. traumatized by their experience, thankf

this was just one of an estimated 80 twisters reported in the midwest sunday. most of them were in illinois. michael perdun saw a twister headed for his home. >> grabbed my daughter and ran. everybody is safe. the rest of it's replaceable. >> reporter: hundreds of houses here in washington were destroyed. officials instituted dusk-to- dawn curfew because of gas leaks and downed power lines. the same tornado that hit washington also struck the town of pekin, 18 miles away. jeff lehman says he barely escaped. >> my son said there it is. in a matter of seconds, we turned around and it was right on top of us. we hustled in the house and before we knew it, it was gone. it was that fast. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates a tornado with winds of 166 miles an hour hit the town of new minden, illinois. a man and his sister died when the twister hit their farmhouse. heavy rain, hail and high winds contributed to damage in at least 7 states. illinois saw the brunt of those storms. but because of poor cell reception and blocked roads because of debris, it'

tragedy in the midwest. mother nature's furry praying out in -- fury playing in broad daylight as a dozen tornadoes tear across four states. utter destruction in illinois. several neighborhoods were leveled. one man recite ad the lord's prayer as he saw a massive twister hit his town. >> 3:00 will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive "those who trespass" against us. and lead us not into temptation but deliver from evil. amen. >> wow. that's where we start on a monday. a lot to go through today and welcome to "america's newsroom." i'm bill hemmer. good morning. >> good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. tens of thousands of people will begin digging through the sticks that are what their home used to be. millions of americans in the danger zone this morning, heading for cover after hearing of whaling of those warning sirens. listen. [siren] after that, just minutes until the chaos began. survivors describeing a frightening scen

developing news from the midwest. a string of tornadoes leaving a trail of damage and flooding, too. we have a look at the hardest- hit areas coming up. >> reporter: bart and the unions will be back at the bargaining table again because of a so-called mysterious provision bart management says should not have been in the new contract. connection to nature is a righú that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds,p together we have saved over 3 million acres of land.@ a park is a gift that is worth protecting.@ help support the trust for public land@ and the gift of0parks today. >>> a deadly crash on 880 after a car flips over hitting a systemmy truck before landing on another car. >> driving alongside a funnel cloud and heavy hail, storm chasers capture one of the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest. >> at least six people adread and dozens injured in the storms. >> we just stood in the hall where there were no windows and just held each other

it will be dry and chilly across the midwest. howers are expected across southern florida, upstate new york, and northern pennsylvania could see some lake-effect snow. >>> the nfl is being questioned for the way officials handled the deadly storm system that hammered the midwest on sunday. the league allowed the chicago bears and baltimore ravens to kick off at noon despite the threat of high winds, heavy rain in the forecast. delay was eventually delayed and fans were told to take cover in soldier field concourse area. a league spokesman said the safety of fans, players and officials is the nfl's top concern. >>> a dramatic finish in "monday night football" between carolina and new england. with the panthers trailing by three points late in the game, cam newton throws a 25-yard touchdown pass to ted ginn jr. for the lead. and on the last play of the game, tom brady's intercepted in the end zone. an official throws a flag. and it appears a carolina player commits a pass interference penalty, but the officials decide there's no fou

picking up the pieces in the midwest where dozens of tornados caused widespread devastation, the loss of life may have been minimized thanks to early warnings about the impending storms. food and supplies are pouring in to the typhoon ravaged philippines but 12 days after the storm some areas have not received help. a blast in beirut and leave two dozen people dead. and more unusual antics from the mayor of toronto and ford goes on a rampage after the city strips him of his powers. ♪ good morning and welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie si, it's one of the worst late-season storms to hit america's heart land in decades spreading death and destruction across 12 states, in a few hours on sunday 75 tornados ripped through the midwest with winds approaching 200 miles per hour. some of the hardest hit areas were in illinois where the governor declared a state of emergency in 7 counties monday. emergency officials are still assessing the damage. they say it's still not safe to go back into the most devastated areas. 8 people were killed, 6 in illinois and two in michigan. thousands

a lot of news to cover chblgt it's big, weather-breaking news in the upper midwest. powerful storms in just the past few hours. take a look at some amateur video of the twister hammering washington. illinois, look at this. washington, illinois, a small town of about 10,000 people. and as you can see, nothing was left standing. at least 26 states are now in the path of the system. >> so that is what it looked like blowing through st. louis. even without it, the storm was packing winds and hail. at least 19 people in the direct path. cnn has mobilized all of its resour resources to bring you the very latest information. i want you to stick with me throughout the hours here on cnn. most of the amazing imagings have come to us from the people living right in the middle of them. rosa, what have you been finding out? >> we're seeing a lot of funnel clouds, a lot of dark clouds. let's start with some of the destruction. this is south of chicago. you're going to see a lot of debris only the ground. i'm not sure if we can get some of the audio, but you're going to start hearin

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. >>> achaotic outbreak in the midwest. at least six are killed and thousands without power as the late-season storm caught a lot of people off guard. >> we ran as fast as we could. the tonight was right behind us. >>> we stood in the hallway and held each ore, it was that quick. >>> devastation in russia. there are no survivors after a jetliner crashes during a landing attempt. >>> get out of the vehicle. >> and caught on camera. police have their hands full when they stop a mother with a handful of kids. 's what happens next that has some questioning officers. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, november 18th, 2013. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning searches are under way across the midwest as a deadly storm system spawn dozens of tornadoes and severe weather. severe weather warnings are in place along the mid-atlantic coastline. at least six people were killed in the midwest. the storm prediction center says 81 tornados were reported. most in illinois

. >> devastation in the midwest, we have a clear picture of the destruction from a string of weekend tornadoes. >> netflix wants to expand their presence but neighbors could get the final say. we will explain. >> good morning, everyone, at 6:00 a.m. on back to work monday morning. >> now to the problem on 880 with breaking news following involving a fatal crash with the lanes just re-opened on southbound 880, the driver of a bmw was speeding northbound 8980 before 1:00 o'clock a.m. and he hit a semi truck and flipped over the center divide on to the southbound side hitting a honda crv head on. the driver of the bmw and the monday were killed, both victims were men. >> this was the site of a sig-alert. >> in fact, the sig-alert is canceled and the backup remains. to go five miles away from 7th street up to the scene of the accident it will take you 20 minutes which normally takes you just five minutes. we are look at bumper-to-bumper traffic at 51 miles per hours beyond 5th avenue and a new accident reports southbound 680 with one lane blocked. we have delays northbound, as well. to t

we talked about the storms in the midwest. the game was delayed two hours as soldier field was evacuated. now to the game, fourth quarter, chicago trailing by four. matt forte, great power run, 14-yard touchdown. it goes to overtime. the bears kick a 38-yarder for the win. >>> new orleans game in the fourth. 49ers punt and darren sproles hit as he calls for a fair catch. a 15-yard penalty. that gives them the shored field as they start their game-winning drive and booted a 31-yarder to win 23-20. those are two of the best in the nfc. >>> redskins/eagles. philly fans not welcoming the rivals. they egged their bus. classic philly behavior. the photo of the damage. pretty hostile inside. mccoy takes the flag, ripped it, crumpled. to the game, mccoy had a pretty monster game and the eagles snapped a ten-game losing streak with a 24-16 ahead of the idle cowb cowboys. >>> pretty odd painful play in this game. ellington, he's quickly swarmged by jacksonville defense. we find out jason babben emerges with a fist full of his hair. >> ol

. >>> we have new information on the severe weather that swept across the midwest. at least six people are dead in illinois after dozens of tornadoes touched down. reporter andrew spencer has more on the damage and video of one of the deadly twisters. >> reporter: this town of 10,000 people was among the hardest hit as the storms ripped through washington, illinois. >> a lot of people have a pile of rubble. i don't have anything. its gone. i don't know where it went. >> reporter: taken away by this tornado. the man recording this video prays it engulfs houses not far from his. illinois emergency management says in two communities the storms destroyed 70 homes. rescuers worked sunday to reach people trapped under the rubble. hiding in their basements. >> it did sound like a freight train. i looked over in my backwoods. i saw debris coming over me. >> reporter: broadcast in illinois the news anchors had to cut their coverage short and evacuate. >> we may need to take shelter ourselves. >> we do. >> we need to go off the air. we will be back when we can. >> reporter: in

in the midwest. me are getting a good look at the severe damage left behind b washington, illinois was one of the hardest hit areas. it's a small town about 140 milesouthwest of chago, not muchs left this morning. dons of homes and diss completely wipedou this video shot by a local man hiding in his sement. you see the tornado in the distance. as you'r about to hea he is praying for h life. >> give us thisay or daily ead and forgive uur trespasses as we forgive those o trespass against us. >> he went to his basement a mite before the tornado struck his home. >> our two vehicles sitting ross in the field there, one of which was inside our garage at the me. >> in your garage now it's -- >> the gray one. yes. >> azing. thiss your house behind us. >> not much is left. right now fema cws are o the ground surveyinghe damage today. the governo of illinois pat quinn s decred seven counties state dister areas which wi help relief and aid get tohe areas. press briefing and then survey the damage in washington a

the news room following the latest of the string of deadly tornadoes that tore through the midwest. more than 60 tornadoes were reported throughout the area. on the left you can see video from a chicago suburb of the ride a small town in central illinois. a woman in washington and illinois as her home and business was standing one moment and on the next. >>: our house was just beyond the deck. and this was not a business. we have veterans above the garage and of the car here and work our bedrooms. a lot of people have a pile of rubble to fill. i don't have anything. it's gone. i don't know where it went. >>mark: authorities say at least six people and the state have died. the illinois national guard is helping and recovery and cleanup. the national weather service says there may have been as many as 80 tornadoes throughout the midwest yesterday. >>james: it was suppose to ease traffic but the first weekday commute on the fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel might cause delays this morning. the two cars through the hillside are only expected to light in traffic for people on the reserv

people waiting for hours for flights to and from the midwest. people arriving describe dark skies and horizontal rain as they were taking off. oakland and san jose airports are also not reporting any delays. if you want more information on the severe weather in the midwest including seeing pictures of the damage and destruction, go to our channel 2 website ktvu.com. click on the images tab. >>> this morning the new fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel getting its first real test. thousands of east bay commuters heading through the new bore for the first time including our very own steve paulson. he said it was great. its designed to speed up traffic for the more than 160,000 people who travel through the tunnel every day. there are now four lanes of traffic open in each direction at all times for people driving between oakland and orinda. >>> san francisco's district attorneys office reportedly investigating a possible cover up in a drunk driving case involving a city fire firefighter. after he crashed his ladder truck into a motorcyclist. the mot

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. >>> the latest on the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest. this morning, those who had their lives simply shattered are trying to pick up the pieces as the death toll rises. the stories of survival, i have to tell you, are stunning. indra petersons is in washington, illinois, this morning. what is the situation there, this morning, indra? >> reporter: it really is amazing. after we took a look around yesterday, i mean, this is the staging area we showed you yesterday. we have a lot of wood frame houses in this residential community you can't recognize. yesterday i was able to drive around in the region in the communities nearby. we were talking about two-story homes and some made of brick and leveled down to the ground. very easy tond how powerful the storm was. we know now it was an ef-4 tornado and winds packing 100 to 90 miles per hour. hundreds of thousands are still without power this morning after sunday's deadly tornado outbreak. illinois's governor declaring seven counties disaster areas in the wake of more than 70 reported twisters th

we came out, the building was gone. >> the stormed slammed through the upper midwest making its way into the mid-atlantic states. >> this image of a cloud in central illinois was posted on twitter with the storm hitting a town of pekin where it is confirmed a tornado touched down. several homes were leveled bit twister. tornado watches were posted in seven states. >> aair travel is back to normal after flights were delayed by the storms. at sfo passengers gathered luggage after a united flight from chicago arrived seven hours late. the original plane was damaged in the storm. mechanics tried to fix it but the airline brought in another plane. >> they came in and calmly said there was damage to the rudder. it did not break off but they said there was damage to the rudder. >> the rudder? >> flights arriving from chicago were delayed most of the day and were back on schedule last night. >> overseas, in parts of the philippines hit by typhoon haiyan markets and gas stations are slowly re-opening as aid flows in. at the airport, part of the hardest hit areas, water and rice is ready for distr

♪ mayhem in the midwest as severe thunderstorm spawn dozens of tornados, in illinois an entire neighborhoods gone and lives losts. they seek comfort and fake, the massive international relief effort is beginning to pick up speed. a delicate and dangerous operations at the fukushima plant and workers start to remove radio active fuel rods and the first step in stabilizing the site. and pushing themselves to the limit, hundreds participated in 24 hour tough mudder competition, it tests physical and mental endurance. ♪ a rare november tornado out break across the midwest, dozens of deadly twisters ripped through the region unleashing powerful winds that demolished entire neighbors and good morning and welcome to al jazeera, i'm stephanie s i and this is normally snow season in the midwest but a weather system triggered unseasonable thunderstorms and tornados across 12 state and the worst was felt in illinois, officials say six people are dead, most in the central part of the state. the storms later passed just south of chicago before moving into michigan and indiana. when it was over the storm

the devastation in the midwest -- we have to get to this. at least six people are dead in those deadly tornados. dozens of them that barrelled across the region yesterday. >> thousands remaining in the dark this morning as we get our first up-close look at how some of those twisters first formed like this one, a giant funnel cloud caught on video by storm chasers. this is outside of roanoke, illinois. >> the small town of washington, illinois, outside of peoria, was especially hard hit. alex perez has our coverage. >>> our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. >> reporter: one family looking out their window, a tornado barreling toward them as they recite "the lord's prayer." >> this is getting wide, john. look at the left edge. it is getting big. >> reporter: so many families frightened by so many twisters unleashing their fury across the midwest. the angry funnel clouds showed death and destruction, crushing dozens of homes like cardboard boxes like peoria, illinois, injuring dozens of people. the raging storm swept through town a

the national weather service says nearly 50 tornadoes have been reported throughout the midwest. the twister left behind a thick carpet of debris, reducing whole neighborhoods to rubble. >> the bay area is continuing to open its hearts and wallets for victims of supertyphoon haiyan. in san jose at the north site community center, volunteers witch the national federation of filipino association collected canned goods and clothing to ship to the victims. abc7 news is hosting a fundraiser tomorrow. you can make donations to the red cross' relief fund through a live hotline from 11:00 a.m. to 11:35 p.m. we'll have details tomorrow when the fundraiser begins. >>> a bay area man who dedicated his life to helping sick children is being remembered tonight for his kindness and generous spirit. barry taylor and his wife, elaine, created the taylor family foundation in livermore. barry passed away yesterday from a massive heart attack. plans are underway to celebrate his life and generosity. the taylor family foundation began when the taylors held a fundraiser in 1990 in their backya to supp

jon: parts of the midwest are reeling after twisters hit at least 12 states yesterday. and the search for survivors. >>> the weatherd in florida right now. final countdown for nasa's newest martian explorer on the launch pad right now. supposed to go up in about 45 minutes. we'll have the lawn of for you -- launch for you live and we'll talk to an expert what they're looking for. >> family in a minivan, police pulled him over. >> not once, but twice. >> twice they pulled them over. >> policeman tased one of the sons. >> tried to hit one of the sons. >> hit with baton and fired away. >> we'll look at that. >> get geraldo on it. >> perfect. >> we'll do that. top of the hour. see you then. te balanced nutritn of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... jenna: "happening now," back to our top story today as we continue to watch the recovery efforts in the middled of our country. we saw 40, maybe as high as 60, count is still unknown, tornadoes touch down in t

tornados tear through the midwest killing at least three people and changing the landscape of some towns in illinois. aid is getting through to more victims of typhoon haiyan, a week and a half after superstorm slams into the central philippines. a fiery scene after a 737 crashes in russia, killing everyone on board. why the christmas tradition known as black pete has so many seeing red. >> at least three people are dead after nearly 50 tornados swept across several midwestern states. a major cell developed in central illinois, near washington county. it passed south of chicago before travelling to michigan and indiana. the three deaths are in washington county illinois. there neighbourhoods were reduced to rubble. debris is scattered through the region. we have amateur video as it moved through the state. this is taken at long point. >> chicago, 50,000 fans were told to take cover at soldier field. the match resumed. >> diane eastabrook is in illinois. i know you are from that part of the state. what are you seeing there? >> not a lot at this point. we just got here. it's very dark. the

across parts of the midwest the government said there was still a high risk for tornadoes and severe weather. the storms could later move into the mid-atlantic and northeast. abc news, new york. >> league league leaving is tracking the storm and has the

alafternoon we've been watching aajor and deadly weather evt unfold across the midwest and it is stillot over. at least the ople have died in central illinois, after the violent orm system unleashed tornadoe demolishing score of homes and businesses, and injuring dozensf people. the threatening weather even forcing th suspensionof today's chicago bearsame at soldiefield. here now 5:30 central time pas of michigan, ohio and kentucky remain under tordo wahes, with strong wind warnin and aisories extending back into illinois. we have full coverage starting with nbc's kevin tibbles in the town of wilminon, illinois. good evening. >> reporter: lester, no one could havemagined a storm of this magnitude churning its way across the midwest this late in the year but tonight, at least three people are dead, and numerous communities are assessing the damage. >> oh my go this thing is huge. and it's comingfast. >> reporter: severe weather cut a wide ph through the midwest sundayafternoon. >> go, go, go, go, go! oh my god, it's he. >> reporter: putting more than 53 million people across ten states at

. >> plus, dastation in the midwest, a string of deadl tornados tearing through the area. coming up. on rovery efforts >> that is trifying stuff. right now a live look outside. that i sfond that damage, the tornados in the midwest slowing up flights causing delays. on this monday, november 18th, this is "today ithe bay." >> a very good mondayorning to you. thanks foroining us. i'm ura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. od morning. an update o the breaking news right now teang up the early sh morng commute in oakland as we eak. this happening jus before 1:00 this morning on sthbound interstate 880 near the fifth avenue on ramp. and that is where christie ith is liven oakland. it's been quite t scene out ere. have ty reopened the freeway let. >> reporr: not just yet but the two tow trucks that re out here for bh of the cars invoed in this accidenppear have moved on so we're seeing progress in starting to clear this deay accident. it's causing major backups on 880 through oakland. this is before 16th avenue. three different vehicles e involved, t it was the speeding driver in

a powerful storm claiming lives in the midwest. a look at the destruction and the conditions there right now. >> and bay area homeowners facing a 500% increase in their flood insurance bills. the reason why and the push now to get the old rates back. >> a 14-year-old boy killed in the east bay four years ago, but a search on google maps makes it look like it was just yesterday. now the boy's father is asking google to take down that image. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> and hello, everyone. i'm heather holmes. if you look at the address where that boy was killed, google will show you a very disturbing image of his body from 2009. now his family is demanding that the mountain view based company remove the image. we're live in richmond with more on what could be an uphill battle against the tech giant. >> reporter: well, google is not normally in the business of pulling potentially offensive items, but one father here in richmond is hoping the internet giant will show respect for his dead son and remove an image that is opening old w

. >> deadly storms pound much of the midwest midwest. >> a victory celebration that ended with ambulances. what went wrong after the trojans defeated stanford? next on abc7 news. >> the search for a killer tonight. one woman is dead and another critically wounded after shooting outside a san francisco nightclub. good evening. i'm ama daetz. that shooting happened early this morning on sixth and jesse streets where police spent most of the day investigating. cornell bernard is live with details. reporter: police still have a lot of questions about the shooting. one woman is dead, another in critical condition tonight. their names have not been released. we can tell you it happened in this very parking lot on jesse street. the suspects are still on the loose tonight. >> crime scene investigators combing over the parking lot on jesse stretch, searching for evidence. it's where one woman was fatally shot and killed, another woman was chit wounded. she was taken to the hospital. police say it began with a fight. >> some sort of confrontation that led to a shooting. at this point this is under

ifill: they searched for victims and tallied the damage today, after a barrage of tornadoes hit the midwest on sunday. at least eight people were killed, and scores more were hurt. the most powerful storm cut a path roughly an eighth of a mile wide, clear across one illinois town of 16,000 people. >> terrified townspeople watched and prayed as the giant funnel ripped through washington, illinois, sunday. winds of almost 200 miles per hour tore at trees and blasted homes to bits. >> this is what my house looks like after a tornado came through. >> in a matter of minutes it was all over. then residents surveyed the damage, up to 500 homes damaged or destroyed. and cars crushed into mangled metal. >> today an emotional mayor gary minere vowed his town will recover. >> that is what this community is about. we love our neighbors and we're going to bounce back from this. and i want to thank the surrounding communities that have reached out in droves of people. it looked like a parking lot last night so many people came into our community to help us. we had to finally shut the community down and s

the midwest is in ruins tonight. it was devastated by a series of tornadoes. at least five people are dead. alex perez has a look at the destruction. >> reporter: one family looks out of their window in washington, illinois, a tornado barrelling towards them as they recite the lords prayer. >> this thing is getting really wide. look at the left edge of this thing. >> so many families frightened by so many twisters unleashing their furly across the midwest. they crushed dozens of homes like cardboard boxes in peoria, illinois. it swept through town after town like this one, long point, illinois. >> we saw it coming through this way, angle towards our house, the shed is gone. >> we ran to the basement and it was gone within three or four minutes. you could see what it has done there, just everything. demolished everything. >> the ones with a roof over their heads have no power. hundreds of thousands of households have no electricity. it also threatened an nfl game. umpires at chicago soldier field delayed the match up. the score board told fans to clear the stadi

mild across the midwest and into the east. getting colder up to the northeast and the great lakes. >>> well, google is good for a lot of things. but it's doing something to our minds, our brains, that you may not even realize. >>> plus, back in front of the judge. george zimmerman, free this morning. what happened in court and the surprise zimmerman got in jail that he didn't see coming. >>> and concerns. passengers have been singled out because of their weight. now, pilots are being singled out, as well, because of their >>> welcome back. johnson & johnson being slammed with a multibillion-dollar settlement. the company will pay at least $2.5 billion to those people it is accused of help selling faulty hip implants to. the deal provides about $250,000 per patient. and it covers those who had the implants removed or replaced before the end of august. >>> the biggest corporate payout in history is this one. the $13 billion settlement by jpmorgan chase for knowingly selling bad mortgages. $4 billion will go to helping affected h

a different kind of disaster relief work for nato victims in the midwest. to victims. the dogs made their rounds as they attended a pre-thanksgiving luncheon. several dogs with therapy dogs international were flown in to help the dems cope with the disaster. >> it is calm but certainly cold. a lot to be thankful for. a look at this. this is something i am thankful for. beautiful sunrises. isn't that dutiful. as the sun came up this morning, it gave way to beautiful blue skies and a good-looking day. they haven't been feeling so good for many. temperatures started out in the 20s. 28 for our low at reagan national. 25 in martinsburg and cooler in hagerstown. the temperature was 23 degrees and we are not alone. widespread across the area and a little bit on the breezy side. an hour, so that is giving us a windchill factor down into the 20s. at theake a look now windchill across the region, it feels like 21 in hagerstown. and 28 degrees in lexington park. it is cold all across the country. temperatures are chilly in salt lake city. and bluesas city stretching o

tornadoes slamming the midwest at this hour. tornados have touched down in several communities in central illinois. some damage has baeeen reported. you can see from the pictures here. and some communities, a great deal of damage. no firm reports of death or serious injuries. in chicago, parts of soldier field had to be evacuated, the chicago bears game was delayed we're told that the players are going to return to the field here at some point here in the very near future. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer has been tracking the storm activi activity. where is it headed? >> the storms are heading in to indiana. so we are almost done with it completely in illinois at this point as these storms are racing into indiana. they are moving at 70 miles per hour. that is highway speed racing towards indianapolis. and also up into western michigan. that's where the line of strongest storms is. so we have this pds tornado watch issued, those are all of the shaded red boxes. and they are no longer in effect through wisconsin and into illinois. p

>> picking up the peaces in the midwest where dozens of tornados caused widespread devastation. the loss of life may have been minimised thanks to early warnings. food and other supplies are poring into the typhoon-ravaged philippines. 12 days after the storm some areas have not received help. >> obamacare seems to be picking up steam. enrolment is surging as tens of thousands sign up for insurance. >> more antics from the mayor of toronto. rob ford goes on a rampage after the city strips him of his powers. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. it's been called one of the worst late season storm systems to hit america's heartland possibly in decades, leaving death and destruction across 12 states. the images tell half a story. in a few hours the midwest was rocked by 75 tornados, with wind speeds topping 275 miles per hour. hundreds of thousands are without electricity. in some community they lost everything. on monday families returned to the rubble that was once home. the worst of the damage was in central and southern illinois - entire neighbourhoods were flatten

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we need a couple more quiet days in the midwest. till trying recover from just the devastation of those pictures that keep coming in of the tornadoes and aerials from above incredible. chilly morning but not horrible. coldest spots up there around chicago, minneapolis in the 20s. breezy and chilly in new england too. a lot chillier than what we dealt with yesterday. definitely bring the winter coat. only storm is on the west coast. watching some rain and then maybe some snow, boise also the mountains of montana especially up there in glacier national park. san francisco will get the first rain in nearly two months. today's forecast looks very tranquil but the next big weather event will be a huge arctic blast this upcoming weekend. be prepared. won't be horrible but just cold. >> thank you, bill. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe" just when you thought rob ford story couldn't go any further that happens. pr guru donny deutsch is in the house on how rob ford can deal with his battered image. when we come back here we'll

torrential rain and high winds have caused deaths in the midwest and headed east. >>> more medicine and relief supplies arrive in the philippines. >>> mountain etna lights up the sky and fire and ash. >>> and lady gaga and rob ford. i'm veronica de la cruz. as we come on the air this morning at least six are dead. dozens more injured. a powerful line of storms stretched from missouri up through ohio. the weather channel reports that 40 tornadoes hit sunday, many of the images are almost surreal and hearing stories of survivors beginning to pick up the pieces. >> this town will -- come together. we always do. we'll come back. come back. >> one of the hardest hit areas was north central illinois and jay gray is there from the city of washington. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. good to talk to you. those six fatalities from this area of central illinois and there's concern that that number could climb as recovery teams continue to sift through this rubble and try to assess the full extent of the damage. the devastation is widespread and overwhelming. >> within less

we're monitoring severe weather across the midwest. ve already been reports of confirmed touchdowns of these tornados. and we're seeing some startling pictures and images starting to come in. let's get the very latest on this situation. >> this is going to be a really dangerous day throughout the midwest. tornado watches in effect, as you mentioned, across portions of illinois, indiana, michigan. down into the tennessee river valley. these two watches right here, particularly dangerous situations according to the national weather service. and look at all of the -- these are tornado warnings. all of the polygones that you see in red here, heading into very populated areas. millions of people are affected with these tornado watches and warnings. and we now have a tornado warning southwest of the chicago area. will and grundy county, and lightning three miles away from soldier field where the bears are supposed to be playing. so dangerous. these are moving into the chicago area and are going to last for the next several hours. i am so conc

in the devastated parts of the midwest. path of destruction caused by the tornado that hit washington, illinois. >> also new this morning, deadly explosions in front of the iranian embassy in southern beirut. reportedly the work of suicide bombers. at least 23 people were killed, close to 150 others injured. fires and dark smoke billowing from buildings and vehicles at the scene. as of now, there's no claim of responsibility for the attack. >>> the justice department reportedly close to a massive settlement with jp morgan chase over its role in the 2008 mortgage melt john. it could end up being the largest settlement between a corporation and government ever. this deal could be announced as soon as today and it would end the federal investigation into the selling of faulty mortgage bonds. >> the white house facing two more embarrassing revelations in the never-ending obama care fiasco. newly released documents revealing a private consulting firm warned the administration that healthcare.gov, the website, could be a disaster

total loss and then a discovery. >> i found my baby shoe. >> reporter: power crews from across the midwest are working around the clock as residents line up to get back into their neighborhoods. >> we've been knocked down, but we're going to get back up. we're going to fight and rebuild. >> reporter: for moms and dads in this town, the treasures that can never be replaced are now safe and sound at grandma's house. there to be hugged and hugged some more. tonight bulldozers will be brought in to help clear those streets still clogged with debris. meanwhile for those people still without power a week before thanksgiving, it's getting mighty cold out here, brian. >> kevin tibbles in washington, illinois. thank you for your reporting out there. >>> of course we continue to monitor the situation in the philippines. the current toll? 5,000 dead or missing as they have it. and 4 million people have been displaced. the state department in this country said that five americans are now listed among the dead from the typhoon. hundreds more have required assistance. the white house says the u.s. has i

the midwest regional carbon sequestration partnership is investigating this strategy, which will help mitigate the effects of the continued use of fossil fuels for energy. renewable energy sources are another option. and in golden, colorado, the natural renewable energy laboratory is trying to scale up processes for creating biofuels from the products of american farms their goal is to supply up to a third of the country's gasoline needs within 25 years. both projects are pushing the limits of modern science in hopes of leading the way to a more sustainable energy future. 40% of the world's electricity comes from coal. coal is the fossilized remains of ancient vegetation. and with global reserves that could last over 250 years, it is the cheapest and most abundant nonrenewable energy source available. but burning coal produces exhaust products, including not just water vapor, which is most of what we see coming out of smokestacks, but also carbon dioxide, an invisible greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. as the need for energy around the world continues to grow, new coal