in my home state of indiana, a town in northern indiana, la porte, abedin -- la porte, indiana, in la porte county, every year on july fourth has their big parade. the streets are filled five, six, seven, eight people deep for two and a half miles long, and every year the parade is led off by the vietnam veterans of la porte county. this happens all over our state. and when the parade starts off, everyone gets out of their chairs, everyone stands up, even those who have challenges and have difficulties, to applaud our men and women who were in vietnam, and for two and a half miles, they get an amazing standing applause the entire way. these vets are our parents, our brothers and sisters, our aunts and uncles, our grandparents, friends, neighbors and the folks who are sitting next to us at church on sunday. our vietnam veterans support and lead our communities as public servants, teachers, lawyers, nurses, business owners, factory workers, bankers. just about anything you can imagine, that's what our vietnam vets are doing to make our country a greater place. they're a generation of ve

some of the other brands in northern indiana, the labor pool is tight. the poster child for unemployment in the recession and now with virtual zero unemployment with 100 35 factories in northern indiana, it is a challenge right now. gas prices you can't control, the broader industry is financing and is it easier for people to buyer vehicles? they are quite expensive. in the years since the recession it's become easier. prettyeasy as it was recession. during housing it was probably too easy. people probably have to have cash down, equity and good credit. but it is very obtainable, interest rates are getting more competitive every year. as we go into this show season that starts in january, i would assume it would be quite competitive. banks, everylarge year they are opening up a little bit more, that definitely helps us. matt: we all expect a little bit of an increase, but what do you expect us far as interest rates and how do you plan for that? people have expected it to take up a bit, some were surprised that it didn't in the last session. talking to th

for today that rain stays to our west southeast heavier downpours clearing chicago into northern indiana and parts of michigan too. the radar is clear but as you go through the day today the clouds will be coming off of this rain, and the rain starts moving in late tonight. in fact, futurecast shows the showers during the afternoon hours, 3:00 this afternoon in northwestern pennsylvania, moving into central pennsylvania, we'll still have cloudy skies in fact more clouds this afternoon than this morning. that's 3:00. watch what happens as we go into early tomorrow morning. these are rain showers moving in. 2:00 in the morning, it will be winter, winter arrives just before midnight tonight, and the steadier rain will be arriving during the day tomorrow. in fact, we could see heavy downpours tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 in delaware and south jersey. showers for tomorrow, but for today keep the umbrella on hold. mostly cloudy skies, a few breaks of sunshine, then clouds take over. and look at the temperatures. into the 50s. 57 degrees. tomorrow warmer, in spite of the clouds and the rain, 62 i

was a friend of colt lundy when the two boys fired four shots, killing colt's stepdad in his northern indianae. paul was sentenced to 25 years in the wabash youth unit, but due to his age and size, officials made a bold decision and placed the seventh grader at pendleton juvenile facility, a maximum security prison which only houses juveniles. >> he's not our first murderer here, but he is not the typical thing that you would see. you just saw the paper and you would expect a much larger, scary kid. and that's just not the case with him. he is kind of a little guy, even for his age i think he is a little guy. it's hard to imagine someone that age being in that position. >> had you ever been in juvenile? >> no. this was my first time. >> gingerich's age and lack of criminal record caught the attention of monica foster, an indianapolis attorney who has taken on his case pro bono. she is appealing paul's adult sentencing and fighting to keep him in a juvenile facility. >> he has never had a juvenile referral. never a juvenile referral. i've never heard of such a thing. 12 years old, we're going

line of heavy rain moving through the afternoon hours through chicago and northern sections of indiana. things will change a bit. a quick preview of christmas eve and christmas day. still expect temperatures in the 70's tomorrow, slight chance of a shower. same on christmas day. a lot of whether to share with you coming up in just a couple of minutes. jummy: thank you. today is expected to be the busiest day or holiday travel out there. steve hirsch is with us with check on the roadways. steve: the expectations are being met, unfortunately. we start with a look at i-95, traffic on the left is southbound. this backup really begins in springfield and it continues down toward the occoquan and prince william parkway. south on 95, stafford county. delays continue on southbound 95 most of the way through stafford county and all the way down to route three in fredericksburg. now we head over to the beltway near tysons corner. this is the inner loop heading northbound on 495. very heavy just north of tysons corner. a little farther up on the american legion bridge. that backup is across the am

if you are in parrish, you are not driving to the northern part of indiana.se dollars and distribute them to the community health centers so that the services that are not provided now can be provided and give soen with transportation that she can get her mammogram. fourot have to drive hours. host: let's get in a few more calls. philadelphia, lily is watching. caller: yes. i have been waiting patiently. i like to address the immigration issue. president withly the highest send back of the illegal aliens. in the history of the presidency. second of all, if you were so concerned about isis, why isn't -- that approving the congress had for the program for -- hacking to be stopped by to stop isis? he has been waiting for approval for months. a republican, you are a liar as far as obama is concerned. i have to say that because the propaganda is bull. host: what is he lying about? caller: he's lying about the denigration. obama has doubled the immigration people from the borders -- host: oh, deporting. doubling the officials on the border. hast: the president retu

valued at two point two billion dollars the line through northern missouri would connect a strong wind energy source to indiana through illinois.. the houston-based company behind the project.. clean line energy is getting push back from landowners though.. who don't want it.. earlier this year.. the missouri public service commission ruled against the line.. ---- iowa farmland prices are dropping quickly. in the last six months.. prices fell by an average three point seven percent.. according to the iowa state university extension in the last year.. that's about a 10 percent drop took the hardest hit in the last is months with prices falling nearly five and a half percent. while west central iowa only lost around two percent. ---- and that's all we have for the show today... thanks for joining.. i'll be back again tomorrow. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3:52 oc: std a new nonprofit in eastern iowa is focusing on rehabilitating sick and injured birds of prey. its name is rare, whic

valued at two point two billion dollars the line through northern mimiouri would connect a strong wind energy source to indiana through illinois.. the houston-based company behind the project.. clean line energy is getting push back from landowners though.. who don't want it.. earlier this year.. the missouri public service ---- iowa farmland prices are dropping quickly. in the last six months.. prices fell by an average three e int seven percent.. according the iowa state university extension in the last year.. that's about a 10 percent drop in average farm prices. south central iowa took the hardest hit in the last is months with prices falling nearly five and a half percent. while west central iowa only lost around two percent. ---- and that's all we have for the show today... thanks for joining.. i'll be back again tomorrow. ---- we'll post a vidio every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. . m david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3:52 oc: std a new nonprofit in eastern iowa is focusing on rehabilitating sick and injured birds of prpr. its name is rare,

indiana, iowa and tennessee, survived two dozen twisters that left 8 people and 40 injured. >> reporter: northern mississippi a 7-year-old boy was among the dead. drivers were caught on the road trying to figure out how to escape. >> there's a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. >> reporter: in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after the strong winds ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here, but out west more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah and packed in traffic. 80-mile an hour windy gusts in california tore the roof off this buildings and toppled tractor-trailers on major freeways. big rigs were band from the california highway until the wind died down. in the midwest and southwest there's states of emergency as the residents pick up the pieces on christmas eve. kenneth moten washington. >> keep an eye on weather at 6abc.com/weather get the storm tracker 6 live radar. >> a gunman shot and killed a man while driving through the east mount airy section on vernon road. the 37-year-old victim was behind the wheel of his car befo

indiana. dozens of homes of homes and been damaged or destroyed. >> the call that a particularly dangerous storm system, a 20 that ripped through northern mississippi. 20,000 -- 20 houses were damaged or destroyed. the twister touched down in a rural area. many people were lucky to escape with their lives. >> the roof came off and it was picking me up off the floor. i could hear the sirens from town. the senate like 10 jets taking off. >> the tornado went right over me. and i don't know why i'm still standing here talking to you. >> authorities were trying to assess how many people had been affected. >> going door to door, making sure we can eliminate the possibility that there is someone that needs help. >> authorities say it may take some time before the true number of casualties becomes known. it is one of the strongest tornadoes the area has experienced in years. phil: police in beijing have declared a security alert after four embassies issued warnings for their citizens to be alerted for possible threats against westerners. >> chinese police have stepped up patrols in response to a security warning. the district is popular with experts. for o

way up into illinois, eastern parts of iowa, into indiana, claus had a tornado warning earlier on today. the strongest tornadoes so far have been in northern mississippi, very violent storms, some of the damage reports coming in right now. we have seen trees snapped off, some tractor trailers flipped because of these tornadoes and there are still several on the ground. so a very damaging night is expected here as they continue to race northeastward. we have tornado watches anywhere from eastern iowa stretching all the way down to the coast. a long night for us here. vigilance for everyone in the tornadoes very dangerous, and this is covering a very large region, not just tornadoes but also the threat of damaging wind gusts. they'll be racing off towards the east. the good news here, norah, as we head into tomorrow severe threat will start to go down. the story will be the record heat along the east coast. >> o'donnell: already eric fisher. thank you so much. all of this comes as the holiday getaway kicks into high gear. more than 100 million americans americans are expected to 50 miles between more passengers will have to go through full b

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennessee survived nearly two doesn't twist or's that left seven people dead and 40 injured. in holly springs northern mississippi, a seven-year-old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat. about 4 million people took cover as a massive funnel cloud tour across the area. drivers were trying to figure out how to escape. >> there's a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after strong winds andugh vehicles around destroyed homes. tornado damage here. out west, the roads were a snowy mess in utah. 80 mile-per-hour wind gusts in california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor-trailers on this major freeway. >> it scary -- it's scary. in the south and midwest, states of emergency until residents can pick up the pieces. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a controversial cartoon is making waves on the campaign trail. why one candidates is a major newspaper went over the line. and a florida man accused of landing a gyrocopter on the front lawn wants to try his hand at politics. what he is running for. and are you r

much of central indiana was under flood warnings after several inches of rain fell. >>> and major flooding problems in northern england. weeks of heavy rain have put cities and towns underwater. hundreds of people have to be evacuated in york about 200 miles north of london. extra british soldiers were sent into the area to help. more rain is expected this week. >>> the head of isis in iraq and syria is speaking out. >> abu bakrer al baghdadi urging muslims worldwide to join the fight. he made renewed threats. jim avila with the details. >> reporter: the voice of isis and for only the second time, abu bakr al baghdadi appears desperate to rally his lost ground and leadership. iraqi forces have taken the strategic city of ramadi. 2015 has not been a good year for isis. losing its second in command to american bombs, its territory in both syria and iraq shrinking. >> isis is under a lot of pressure. and he felt the need of sending a message to his followers. we're still here, we're still strong, we're undefeated. >> reporter: in this message, baghdadi issues a call to arms among the world's 1.5 billion muslims.

that all the moisture for northern california and the pacific northwest with the rains and the mountain snows. meanwhile that weak system is bringing in a few showers towards indiana. that's what we're tracking because tomorrow, that with that system that will get towards the ohio valley in the morning with a few showers near ohio and eastern kentucky and a few clouds that will be thrown our way with a few well south of us. maybe harrissonburg or further south the way it is looking right now where that will pass and to get brisk there on tuesday behind it. the lower 50s with the other system throwing in clouds our way. mixing in with the sunshine on wednesday. maybe wednesday night that they could see a shower generally north of us. so the forecast breaks down like this. for tonight, you've got to watch out for some areas of fog late and from the mid-20s to the mid-30s. even that stray slick spot with some of the freezing fog. the 30s and the 40s tomorrow morning after the early fog. partly sunny and chilly and a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow with a chance for the stray shower in the mountains. the low to mid-50s. tomorrow night, cowboys and the skins of fedex wi

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick around here - gotta go find some cover." in holly springs, northern mississippi, a 7 year old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat...about 4 million people took cover as a massive funnel cloud tore across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to figure out how to escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!" natsot - woman - "there's a tornado in front of us." man - "settle down." nat chainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on this major freeway. sot - it's scary. i don't like this truck rocking big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residents try to pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. kennet

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennessee survived nearly two dozen confirmetwisters that left 8 people dead and 40 more injured. >> i can't stick around here. i'm going to go find cover. >> reporter: in holly springs, northern mississippi, a 7-year-old boy was among the dead. drivers were caught on the roads trying to figure out how to escape. >> no. you ain't got time to turn around. >> there's a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. >> reporter: in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here, but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on this major freeway. >> it's scary. i don't like this truck rocking. >> reporter: big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. back in the midwest and south there are states of emergency as residents try to pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. >> and our thanks to kenneth moton there. >>> this outbreak of violent weather

>> indiana, iowa, miss and tennessee survived two dozen confirmed twisters that left eight people dead and 40 more injured. i cannot stick around here. i will find cover. >> in holly springs, northernsissippi, a seven-year-old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat at four million people taking cover and the massive funnel cloud tore across the area. drivers were trying to figure how to escape off the roads 689. >> there is a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. in tennessee the work to clear the final roads began after the strong winds threw the vehicles an, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. the tornado damage here but in the west, more severe weather, and the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting the traffic. 80-miles-per-hour gusts in california tore the roof off of this building and toppled tractor-trailers on the major freeway. >> it is scary. i don't like this truck rocking. >> big-rigs were banned from the california highway until the winds died down account midwest and south there are states of emergency as residents pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. >> members of the black hives matter organization are calling wednesday's

way up into illinois, eastern partrtof iowa, indiana, including the town of santa claus had a tornado warning earlier. but the strongest tornado is in northern mississippi, violent storms with damage reports coming in right t w. we've seen trees snapped off, tractor trailers flipped and there are still several on the ground. northeastward. tornado watches from eastern iowa to the gulf coast. a long night ahead of us, so urging vigilance everybody for everybody in the severe weather threat area. nighttime tornadoes, very dangerous. this is covering a very large region, not just tornadoes but the threat of damaging wind gusts racing off toward the east. the good news here, is as wewe head into tomorrow, the threat will go down. the story will be the record heat along the east. >> all right, eric fisher. thank you so much. and all of this comes as the holiday getaway kicks into high gear. more than 100 million americans e expected to travel more than 50 miles between now and new year's weekend. those traveling by air face new rules. more messengers will have to go through full body scanners. many request for pat-downs will be declined. here's j

inches or more as you get into parts of illinois, indiana and michigan, and we also have freezing rain to talk about. could be an inch or more in northern illinois. so a real mess. that swath actually stretches all the way back into new england by tomorrow. >> bri: good morning, everybody. >> good morning, everybody. temperatures staying in the 30s for us, but we have quiet weather. northwest makes it feel like the mid 20s. winter identifiable here for us, and you'll notice it today. but the temperatures are not moving a lot. here's the winter storm system that we're in for moving in tonight overnight, and winter weather advisory posted tonight knowledge until 8 p.m. tomorrow, when we see it change over to rain. next on 707. ming up next, we undeck the halls. some tips for removing all your festive decor. already? right after this. stive systems handle a lot over the holidays. 20 hours of anxiously fighting crowds to find the perfect gifts. cooking for family meals where we eat over 15 pounds of turkey and sides. digestive systems can act up. so try activia for 2 weeks! enjoying activia twice a day for two weeks may help reduce the freq

inches or more as you get into parts of illinois, indiana and michigan, and we also have freezing rain to talk about. could be an inch or more in northern illinois. so a real mess. that swath actually stretches all the way back into new england by tomorrow. look at that..... . . .anderson will be foggy until noon, showers likely today, high of 69. southeast breezes 6 -10. the mountains will be foggy through 1 pm, showers likely and breezy, high of 64. southeast >>> and that is your latest weather. coming up next, we undeck the halls. some tips for removing all your festive decor. already? right after this.stive systems handle a lot over the holidays. 20 hours of anxiously fighting crowds to find the perfect gifts. cooking for family meals where we eat over 15 pounds of turkey and sides. no wonder after all that our digestive systems can act up. so try activia for 2 weeks! enjoying activia twice a day for two weeks may help reduce the frequency of bloating, gas, discomfort or rumbling. try activia. dannon after trying brookside crunchy clusters, @carlybeyar tweeted: at this point, i should just be a brookside chocolate ambassador. well,

indiana, iowa, mississippi, and tennessee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left eight people dead and 40 injured. >> i can' t stick around here. kenneth: in northern mississippi, a seven-year old boy was among the dead. drivers were caught on the roads. >> go. >> there is a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. kenneth: in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after strong winds the of calls around and destroyed homes. the roads were a snowy mess in utah. 80 mile-per-hour wind gusts in mojave, california toppled tractor-trailers on the freeway. >> it is scary. kenneth: big rigs were banned from the california highways until the winds died down. residents are picking up the pieces on this christmas eve. abc news, washington. sean: we will continue to watch that story. still to come, celebrating christmas in their traditional way. we will check out a live nativity scene in bedford. generosity on display. one of santa' s helpers handed out hundreds of gifts in massachusetts with reindeer leading the way. in the next half hour, the state department of corrections banned inmates from receiving greeting now they are being sue paris:

way up into illinois, eastern parts of iowa, indiana, including the town of santa claus had a tornado warning earlier. but the strongest tornado is in northern mississippi, violent storms with damage reports coming in righghnow. we've seen trees snapped offff tractor trailers flipped and there are still several on the ground. so a very damaging night is expected as these race northeastward. iowa to the gulf coast. a long night ahead of us, so urging vigilance everybody for everybody in the severe weather threat area. nighttime tornadoes, very dangerous. this is covering a very large region, not just tornadoes but the threat of damaging wind gusts rarang off toward the east. the good news here, is as we head into tomorrow, the threat will go down. the story will be the record heat along the east. >> all right, eric fisher. thank you so much. and all of this comes as the holiday getaway kicks into high gear. more than 100 million americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles between now and new year's weekend. those traveling by air face new rules. momo messengers will have to go through full body scanners. many request for pat-downs wil

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick find some cover." in holly springs, northern mississippi, a among the dead. this biggest threat...about cover as a massive across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!" natsot - woman - "there's a tornado in front of us." man - "settle down." nat chainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on this major freeway. sot - it's scary. i don't like this truck rocking (kenneth standup close) big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residents try to pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. kenneth moton, abc news washington. " all

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick around here - gotta go find some cover." in holly springs, northern mississippi, a 7 year old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat...about 4 million people took cover as a massive funnel cloud tore across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to figure out how to escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!" natsot - woman - "there's a tornado in front of us." man - "settle down." nat chainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on this major freeway. big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residents try to pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. kenneth moton, ab

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick around here - gotta go find some cover." in holly springs, northern mississippi, a 7 year old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat...about 4 million people took cover as a massive funnel cloud tore across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to figure out how to escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!"natsot - us." man - "settle down." nat chainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building a a toppled tractor traiairs on this majaj freeway. sot - it's scary. i don't like this truck rocking ( kenneth standup close) big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residents try to pick up the pieces on th

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick around here - gotta go find some cover." in holly springs, northern missisiippi, a 7 year old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat...about 4 million people took cover as a massive funnel cloud tore across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to figure out how to escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!" natsot - woman - "there's a tornado in front of us." man - "settle down." nat ainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on thth major freeway. sot - it's scary. i don't likekehis truck rocking ( kenneth standup banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are as residents try to pick up the pieces on this

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick around here - gotta go find some cover." in holly springs, northern mississippi, a 7 year old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat...about 4 million people took cover as a massive funnel cloud tore across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!" natsot - woman - "there's a tornado in front of us." man - "settle down." nat chainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on this major freeway. sot - it's scary. i don't like this truck rocking (kenneth standup close) big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residents try to pic

>> indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennessee survived nearly two dozen come firmed twister that last eight people dead and 40 injured. >> i can't stick around here. i will go find color. >> in northernsissippi, holly spring, a seven-year-old was among the dead under the biggest threat at four million people taking cover. drivers were caught on the roads trying to figure out how to escape. >> there is a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. >> if tennessee, the work to clear the final roads began after the strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes the tornado damage here but in the west more severe weather with the roads snowy mess in utah impacting the traffic. 80-miles-per-hour gusts in california tore the roof off of this building and toppled tractor-trailers on the major freeway. >> scary. i don't like this truck rocking. >> big-rigs were banned from the california highway until the winds died down. the midwest and south there are states of emergency as residents pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. >> we are tracking travel delays and cancellation, with already seeing 450 delay around the country, and 80 cancellations right now and on

indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennessee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left eight people dead and 40 more injured. >> a lot of kids around here. >> reporter: in holly spring, northern mississippi, a 7-year- old boy was among the dead. this region was under the biggest threat, about 4 million people took cover as a funnel clouder to across the -- cloud tore across the area. drivers trying to figure out how to escape. >> back it up. >> no, you don't have time. >> there's a tornado in front of us. >> settle down. >> reporter: in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after the winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroys homes. out west, more severe weather. the roads for -- the roads were snowy and impacting traffic. and 80 miles per hour tore the this freeway. >> scary. i don't like the truck rocking. >> reporter: rig bigs were banned until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residentses pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. abc news, washington. >> and stay with eyewitness news and abc news for updates. "good morning america" will pick up the coverage with a live report from miss