according to the national weather service, 38 tornadoes have hit the southern u.s. in the last week alone. in louisiana, an apparent tornado whipped through this town and tore off roofs. while in texas, damaging hail and heavy rains are causing flooding and chaos. nbc's steve patterson starts us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, debris strewn across the south after a series of powerful storms ripped through the region. >> i was really scared. i knew that it came real quick. >> it's coming right at us. oh, wow. >> reporter: with an apparent tornado touching down in louisiana and in arkansas, the national weather service confirming two tornado touchdowns. one near england, arkansas, gutting this home, injuring two people inside. >> it's like one minute there were severe thunderstorm warnings, then there was a tornado. just that quick. >> reporter: winds whipped through neighborhoods, downing power lines, damaging structures, uprooting trees. >> there's people around us, their whole house is gone. >> reporter: in texas, residents under siege by damaging hail, pounding

forecast is no child play. >> welcome to extreme weather and the new normal. >> now the national weather service winter storm weather in maryland up to maine. could accumulate up to an inch and a half per hour. i regreet inform you there are still 16 days before spring. >> stay warm, tony. >>> jeff, it's been a pretty mild winter so far. >> we've seen very little in the way of snowfall. this could be the biggest snowfall of the year from new york to boston. overnight tonight, new york, hartford, straight into boston. the problem is it's still snowing in the morning commute in boston. plan for that. how much snow are we likely to see? five or eight inches north of new york city. a big bull's eye in southeast new england. 12 inches of snow possible as we head to monday morning. the biggest story and especially tonight, brutally cold air. maybe another 20 record lows tomorrow with wind chills negative 20, negative 30 when you wake up in parts of the midwest. >> we also have breaking weather news. three people are confirmed dead from what apparently was a tornado in alabama near the georgia line. th

the one with the widest track at this point, national weather service estimates put 65 miles on the ground for one particular tornado. a wedge tornado, which is essentially about a half a mile wide, highest point there. and some 165-mile-per-hour winds at its maximum categorized as an efp. you take a look, the beginning of the season is right now and of course we're still on the tail end of the winter season but on average the month of march across the u.s. brings 78 tornadoes. we pick up 36 in one day on the first week. certainly going to be concerning. you notice the intensity, significance of the tornadoes also pick up from april into may and eventually into june as well. the severe storms, they're all beginning to push offshore right now. upwards of almost 10,000 lightning strikes in the past 24 hours across the southern u.s. associated with these storms. but just about every single one of those strikes now moving away from the coastal united states. you work your way toward the northern tier of this front, of course we talk about the clash of air masses, right? the cold air, the warm

the national weather service confirming two tornado touchdowns, one near england, arkansas. >> one minute there was a tornado, just that clear. >> reporter: winds whipped through neighborhoods and downed power lines andamaging structures and uprooting trees. >> reporter: in texas, residents under seized by damaging hail pounding pts of the road near dallas. >> repter: this is what we are experiencing in the southeast, pockets of heavy rain through the region. >> reporter: volunteers cleanhg throhe storm in alabama that kailled 23 people. the nation's deadlyk outbreaf tornados in six years. heart broke for one family w watched tir home taking a direct hit. >> split seconds and there is no warning. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates the winds here were anywhere from 86 to 110 miles per hour, strong enough to obliterate the mobil me behind me and tornado season is just getting started. >> steve patterson, thank you very much. our janice huff is here on what we can expect for the weekend. >> all tha off to the east, not just severe weather. on the southern end, big thundersto

. >> reporter: national weather service birmingham will send three teams to assess different areas nearbyhere we are hoping that will give us a better picture of the horror of the damage of this tornado. but as we all began to realize yesterday how devastating it was, president trump tweeted asking the people in alabama to be careful and safe. dave, christine. >> thank you so much for that. devastating night there. >>> at this hour more than 80 million people under winter weather alerts from colorado to maine. take a look at this avalanche sunday on copper mountain in colorado. some vehicles had to be dug out, but no reports of injuries. the avalanche did close part of interstate 70. the system dumped plenty of snow on the central plains, it is bringing rain, snow or a wintry mix to the northeast this morning. schools in new york city, boston closed today. expect flight delays as well. pedram javaheri is joining us live. how much is on the way? >> it is beginning to taper off across parts of the northeast. so boston points north and east of that region, the system gradually going to pull

joining us now on the phone, national weather service meteorologist john de block.w you are in alabama. we're getting reports of people being pulled out of the rubble. what kind of damage are you seeing? >> reporter: we have some very major damage across the southern portions of lee county. a very significant, possibly a violent tornado went across that area. >> how many tornadoes in all, do you know, that hit alabama? >> reporter: we're looking at five tracks, but the most significant was across the macon county, lee county line. we're looking at possibly an ef-3 tornado, perhaps stronger. we're going to find out when we get down and do an onsite storm survey tomorrow. >> and i know there are teams heading that direction. if you think it's at least an ef-3, what kind of damage are you expecting? >> reporter: unfortunately, there were homes that were completely destroyed, trees that were snapped off. we have seen some indication of debarking of trees, which is really a signal of a violent tornado. one of the things that was most impressive about this storm was the d

. >> reporter: conditions so bad the national weather service had to evacuate its omaha office fridayy sending its last message until the flooding threat is over. the entire state of wisconsin under a state of emergency. floodwaters are streaming into dozens of homes in columbia county and ice damming is likely to make the situation worse. ice is building up on iowa rivers too. the down of coon rapids hasn't seen ice jams or flooding like this in nearly three decades. 300 homes are cut off in this minnesota trailer park. officials say it's just too dangerous to get in or out. so far the bomb cyclone has produced mountains of snow, rivers of rain, and strings of tornados, and wind strong enough to lift this st. louis woman right off the ground. >> i realized, okay, i can't stop this from going so i've got to let it go. >> that was dylan dreyer reporting. still need proof that the situation in the midwest is dire? check out this time lapse video tweeted out by the national weather service in green bay, wisconsin. it shows just how fast snow around the east river turned into ice jams and

. >> reporter: the national weather service says this tornado cut a path of destruction about a half mile wide. there's damage as far as the eye can see. several people died in this neighborhood. and the devastation is overwhelming. >> everybody in this house is dead. >> reporter: anthony franklin is mourning the loss of his girlfriend of more than 20 years. this is what's left of her home in beauregard, alabama. >> maggie is the type of person that's come through this thing once in a lifetime. >> reporter: the tornado, an ef-4, packed estimated winds of 170 miles an hour, tossing this billboard some 20 miles.a series of twis sliced through the deep south, also pounding georgia and south carolina. >> to the community of lee county, we grieve by your side, and we pledge our unwavering support to help you rebuild from the very depths of this horrible tragedy. >> this is where you crowded into? >> this is where my two boys and i crowded into, yes. >> reporter: miles tatum says he huddled with his two sons in a closet while the storm roared through in less than a minute. >> the only reas

the national weather service confirms that an e-f four storm touched down -- bringing 170 mile-an-hour winds --and destruction that goes on for miles. kristen holmes has more from lee county, alabama...one of the hardest-hit areas.. powerful tornadoes flattened homes -- decimated neighborhoods -- and killed entire families.gov. kay ivey / -r- alabama: "we lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors and friends."an e-f-4 tornado targeting lee county, alabama packed winds of 170 miles per hourand left a trail of destruction almost a mile widemayor f.l. "bubba" copeland / smiths station, alabama: "trailer homes were turned upside down with the wheels where the roof should be, trees cut off at about 15 feet in the air. unbelievable devastation."among those killed is taylor thornton -- a fourth grader -- described as an extremely happy child.and the youngest victim -- armando hernandez.the six year old known as aj was loved by everyone-nats-for days -- forecasters predicted possible high tornado activity.jessica chandle / boyfriend survived tornadoes: "i had heard there was thunderstorms com

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. >> reporter: frances, the national weather service now says the tornado that ripped through this neighborhood was an ef-4, packing winds of aboutmil. as it sped across eastern alabama, the massive tornado taking out a cell phone tower, going on to splinter trees and obliterate homes. communities in lee county are sealed off, and an urgent search for survivors is under way after the deadliest tornado outbreak in five years. >> it was awful. i've never seen something like it before in my life. it was bad. >> reporter: tornado warnings were issued less than ten minutes before the terrifying winds whipped through the area. so far at least 23 people are dead. the governor has extended the state of emergency. >> we lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors, and friends. >> reporter: the national weather service says this tornado cut a path of destruction about a half mile wide. there is damage as far as the eye can see. several people died in this neighborhood, and the devastation is overwhelming. >> everybody in this house is dead. >> reporter: anthony franklin is mourning the loss of his girlfri

. >>> our top story this morning -- the national weather service will be in alabama today to assess the a tornado that killed at least 23 people. the twister touched down in lee county near the georgia border on sunday. the national weather service says the tornado was at least half a mile wide. several homes were also destroyed. >>> and the house judiciary committee is expanding its russia investigation involving president trump. it plans to issue document requests to more than 60 people including the president's son, donald trump jr. democratic lawmakers are looking into obstruction of justice, corruption, and abuse of power related to the president. >>> overseas isis is defending the final pocket of its territory in syria. meanwhile, an american-born woman who joined isis five years ago is making her bid to return to the u.s. she was born in new jersey and raised in alabama, but the trump administration does not consider her a citizen. she sat down with charlie d'agata in northern syria. >> reporter: being so isolated here, do you have any idea the storm of controversy that's been ki

>> reporter: in 24 hours the national weather service logged about 350 wind gust reports of more thanmiles an hour. cancelations and delays building at airports across the country. denver withstood punishing blizzard conditions for six straight hours. in minnesota the roof of this barn collapsed under the weight of all that snow. >> snow and water in general weighs roughly eight pounds per gallon. >> reporter: while in texas -- >> oh my god. >> reporter: wind gusts violently blew over a semi truck. the fast-moving system now threatening more communities as it marches east. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> to a murder involving one of the most notorious organized crime families in new york. gambino mob boss francesco "frankie boy cali" gunned down outside his home in new york wednesday. the shooting has sparked a massive manhunt with police searching for the gunman. with the latest is anne thompson. >> reporter: this suv with bloody handprints is where authorities say francesco "frankie boy" cali tried to hide while being shot at least six times outside his house last night. >> units resp

included in this national weather service, a sacrament to advisory.atch that will start late tomorrow, go until thursday. as far as the sierra, going to get more snow. there is a winter storm warning for the sierra that starts tomorrow, and, a winter storm watch for areas over lake tahoe. for us here at home, the rain begins tomorrow. should be light and scattered in the beginning and then it becomes a little bit more widespread. wednesday morning, looks like it becomes a little more dicey on our roadways. we'll be watching that for you. as far as rain amounts, anywhere from a half inch to 2 inches for our urban areas, a little bit more for the hills. here's a look at futurecast, timing it up for you. this afternoon, mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow morning, we begin to see the light rain approached the bay area. light, scattered showers, not a big deal but it will be on the morning commute and that is enough to slow you down. here is the trouble with the afternoon commute. scattered showers, widespread, moderate pockets over the bay area wednesday morni

>> so the national weather service is still trying to assess how much of a warning the residents here had. but they do know this for sure. at 11:00 local time yesterday, they put out a tornado watch. then at 2:00 local time yesterday they put out a tornado warning. so while they don't know exactly how many minutes the residents had to get out, they do know that they put out a tornado warning before the tornado crossed the lee county line. so they at least had something. >> devastating scene for so many. thank you for joining us. >>> coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, u.s. senators are expected to block president trump's national emergency declaration. why a no vote doesn't mean it won't move forward. >>> while some studies show the rising housing cost here in the bay area are slowing down, one says the rents are a different story. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to

the national weather service warns an arctic air mass could now push temperatures dangerously low. road conditions caused more isashes along interstate 90 in south dakota, as gusts of snow trduced visibility. and the state highway patrol in missouri is reminding folks rihind the wheel to "drive slow and drive safe" after this semi- truck crashed on interstate 44 in franklin county. irly saturday's snowfall did lead to some sledding in new york's central park, but officials warn sunday's overnight forecast is no child's play. >> welcome to extreme weather and the new normal. n reporter: now, the national weather service has a winter roorm warning in place from maryland, all the way to where we are in new york, up to maine. i for snow, it's starting to come down now, and could accumulate at to up an inch and a half per hour. david, i regret to inform you, there are still 16 days before spring. >> begnaud: stay warm, tony, thank you. meteorologist jeff berardelli is here now. jeff, it's been a pretty mild winter so far. 's yeah, for sure. because it's been so mild, we've so seen very

warnings have been issued after rivers reached record levels in forty one places and the national weather service expects rivers to rise even higher throughout the week you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera counting the cost is next. i'm adrian so i think this is counting the cost on al-jazeera we can look at the world of business and economics this week he's on a mission to save the internet we'll talk to tim berners lee invent of the world wide web. kenya's safari comb is teaming up with china's biggest company alibaba plus. thailand the world's largest exporter of rubber global oversupply has cost the price to plummet leaving farmers here scrambling to make ends meet a subsidy program has been called by some as a quick fix because it misses the main issues that story coming up. it is a public square a library a doctor's office a school a cinema a shop and much much more the world wide web has turned thirty and its inventor tim berners lee has called on the world to build a better web we'll have more from tim in just a moment but first our technology editor mariana honda explains t

the national weather service says 12 tornadoes struck alabama on 23 people were killed by the deadly twisters. as residents and officials work on recovery efforts, parts of the state are preparing for more severe weather expected to hit the state this weekend. ( james ) in other national headlines. president trump's former campaign chair paul manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison. manafort received a much shorter sentence than prosecutors had argued for. this sentencing is for convictions brought on by special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. manafort had been convicted of eight counts, including five counts of tax fraud... failure to report foreign defrauding two banks. manafort will receive a second sentencing next week .. in a separate case over witness tampering and conspiracy charged he pleaded gulity to last year. ( james ) warriors star steph curry has revealed a special curry 6 shoe in honor of international womens day. it was designed by 9- year-old riley morrison from napa. she's the girl who wrote a letter to curry ... expressing frustation that c

thunderstorms coming and possible tornadoes, but i didn't know the extent of it" on sunday -- the national weather service gave about eight to nine minutes of warning before the deadly tornado touched down.jessica chandle / boyfriend survived tornadoes: "he had just enough time to dive to the couch which the couch was just about a foot away from the screen door and he just held onto the couch for dear life."now a desperate search -- in the hopes of finding survivors.but crews warn -- with a storm this massive -- the death toll is likely to rise.gov. kay ivey / -r- alabama: "each of us mourns the loss of life of our fellow alabamians."kristen holmes / lee county, al: "and where we are standing right now, this used to be a mobile home behind me. the woman that you heard talking about someone diving for a couch and holding on for dear life, that was her boyfriend. and that was a really heart-wrenching story about how she just narrowly missed this tornado by taking her children to the grocery store. we do want to note that her boyfriend who was here who did hold onto that couch survived. he was in the hospita

>> national weather service is saying these conditions will likely continue until wednesday.let's get a check of our weather right now. changes on the way. >> ring back in the forecast and after eight or nine days, it will be nine days before the rain comes but it has been a nice run of weather. it has been dry for eight or nine days now and temperatures today generally are about where they were yesterday, maybe a little warmer in some places, maybe a little cooler in others. the fog came back to the coast so that not those temperatures down. fog represents a big shift in our weather pattern because of this weather system, which is going that way, which is taking the fog and squeezing it right up against the coast and with that file, you get the temperatures in the 50s. the last few nights, they have been in the 60s, even 70s out in pacifica, some of the beaches the last couple of days. as we look at the can see the cloud cover and you come back in and look at the temperatures, generally cooler. interesting the seabreeze has really impacted everybody. the areas in green pick

lake tahoe where more than 40 feet has fallen this winter, 20 feet in february alone.the national weather serviceforecasts windy but clear conditions thursday and friday. another storm should make its way into the region saturday with snow possible on the valley floors around reno and carson city.the heaviest snowfall is expected in the mountains south of lake tahoe and west of the california-nevada line. alifornia is drenched and its mountains are piled high with snow amid a still-unfolding winter of storms that was unimaginable just a few months ago.the u.s. drought monitor reports thursday that more than 87 percent of california is free of drought conditions or unusual dryness and just over 2 percent remains in the drought category.state water resources officials say the vital sierra nevada snowpack is now at 153 percent of average to date.a measurement taken thursday at phillips station near sierra-at-tahoe found 113 inches of snow depth compared to just 13= inches (34.2 centimeters) a year ago. the sierra snowpack supplies about 30 percent of california's water when it melts in spring and su

the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory from midnight tonight-- through 6:00 tomorrowight. the heaviest snow is expected tomorrow morning. several ski resorts set records with more than 20-feet of snow in four weeks. (grant) and another foot of snow is expected. joining us live now is our friend kevin "coop" cooper-- coop we have to start first by saying happy birthday! birthday! happy first by saying happy birthday! (anchor) (anchor) lets check in now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was mostly dry today with cloudy skies. but a storm is headed our way and will bring more rain tonight. you can see it on the doppler radar. so far it's only a few light shower but rain will become heavy overnight. tomorrow rain will turn to showers with highs in the 50s to low 60s. scattered showers are possible on sunday too. a larger storm is headed toward the bay area next tuesday and wednesday of next week. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you c

the national weather service has recorded winds of up to 165 mph. will batchelor has more.d shut down parts of a major highway. right up there, around 38, this whole area right here is pretty muchjust gone, you know? many people are being treated at local hospitals, with officials cautioning the death toll could rise. the damage is significant. i would put it in the category of catastrophic, based on the destruction of the homes we have seen. the governor of alabama wrote in a tweet that her heart went out to the victims of the storms, adding that emergency officials were continuing to conduct rescue efforts. earlier, rescuers had been hampered after the storm's destruction made several roads impassable. the deadly tornadoes were part of a system that is expected to bring severe winter weather to the rest of the us this week. a state of emergency is now in place in alabama, and officials urged continued caution for residents in the region. many people have wondering what has driven storms such as this, and that has been taking a look at the weather patterns in what has buil

has connections to the national weather service, other local weather service interest groups to collectthat information. we, as a department, also looked at our current shelter system and we could identify two sites that had some space where they could expand, that's how we came up with the 25 to 75 maps that are available for expansion. we have one site that can add up to 25 mats and another that can add up to 50. those two sites are currently active shelters. the shelter on fifth street and the next door shelter on polk street. we also prepare lists of the people we need to notify should there be an issue. with these expansion sites, we are limited within the construct of the operations that the mats are only available from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. we do not have the space to expand with 24 hour access at these sites. it also, in order to staff, in order to prepare the materials needed, we worked very hard to try to give our providers at these two sites and any other place we're going to work with, at least 24 hours and 72 hours notice so that we have sufficient staffing, staff mats, st

based on the damage on the ground, meteorologists with the national weather service have upgraded thethis tornado that came through here yesterday. >> ef-4. this new information that i want to provide to you right now hot off the presses. estimated wind speed of 170 miles per hour. >> chris darden with the national weather service says this is the deadliest tornado in the u.s. since the twister in moore, oklahoma in 2013. the hardest hit areas of alabama, the tornado's path was a mile wide. mobile homes were blown off their foundations and roofs ripped off of single family homes. i spoke to one man that was in his home. >> i was in the room. the top just came off the house. so i just started praying. god delivered. >> yeah, a lot of people were praying yesterday. intense winds knocked down a cell tower, blocking portions of a highway in smith station, alabama. the governor says president trump called her cell phone this morning. >> he said of course you have my support to the state i love, he said. you folks in alabama are wonderful people. surely in your time of need, i will support

and as we said, the national weather service is here, as well. they will be surveying today looking at the damage here to determine if this was an ef-4, an ef-5. those will happen starting this morning and continuing through the day. jim, back to you. >> a lot of people still unaccounted for there. i'm joined on the phone by a storm chaser who followed the severe weather all along highway 51. thanks very much for taking the time this morning. i wonder if you can describe what you saw. >> i saw the one that hit dearguard, alabama. it was quite large, visible from my location. i was on highway 51 looking north as i approached and saw it cross the road. >> and we were told by witnesses that one was a half mile wide and it stayed on the ground for miles which can be unusual because sometimes these tornadoes kind of jump around, but this cut quite a wide swath through these communities. >> absolutely. this was a very unusual and rare tornado to begin with. violent tornadoes are rare to begin with. this is no exception, but it did look quite large when

. >> the national weather service says historic and catastrophic flooding could continue for the rest of the week for parts of the central plains and the upper midwest as a result of heavy rains and snow melt and the mayor in batoarr r fl area stdard s 1 manot requirement for california students. >>> hours away of the last super superman of 2019. >>> i will let you know exactly when you expect to see that coming up, here is a live look at treasure island camera with clouds in the sky. >>> today state lames are discussing possible changes to uc admissions eliminating the use of tests like the sat and the act. now this is in the wake of a college admissions scandal. according to court documents one of the many students tied scandal got into cal after paying a professional test taker $100,000 to take the sates for him. lawmakers are discussing whether standardized tests should be required at all applying to uc schools. >> people with access and buy a better score, the scandal trying to spotlight on the whole issue of the testing industry. scrapping the whole thing and focusing on the old

national weather service says twisters hit alabama, florida, georgia and south carolina.lia draper is here now with a closer look at what aears to be a shifting tornado alley. amelia? >> when we talk about tornado alley it's whereou in ourry we have the most number of tornados. pically textbook tornado alley is right here, the areas dn through texas as we get cold dry air from canada we have warm hot y air from mexico and the moist warm air from the gulf. all those different air masses come together here in the middle part of the country and give the perfect set up for twisters. however we're starto see it shift to the east. we're seeing an orupward trend the areas in red. this is mainly the southeast up through icago. and this is for the number of ef-2 tornados or greater. we're not only seeing the shift to the east but the intense storms are more likely to developo e east of tornado alley here you see in tornado alley a downward trend of ef-4 tornados. this is what we call dixie alley meteorologists but could this be theew tornado alley as we see tornado develop in thes

the national weather service says the damage path was nearly a mile wide and the twister with strongnough to bend a car around a tree. the storm had winds of 170 miles per hour. the president is making another move at unfair trade practices. the president has notified congress he will end key trade preferences for india and turkey, that starts a 60 day countdown before he can take action on his own authority. india says with a drawl benefit will not have much impact. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david? david: thank you very much, mark. the national people's congress began today in beijing with a new economic plan, including monetary and fiscal stimulus, but there is a question even larger than the economy, what the last year has meant for the stature of xi jinping. we spoke with george magnus earlier today. asa year ago, he was hailed omnipotent and the term limits were abandoned for the president and so forth. and it is a year that has be

. >> earlier the national weather service tweeted out the first tornado to impact lee county today was at least an ef-3. can you describe how much damage has been done by a twister which is that strong and that wide? >> i was not able to go through the area, but from what the pictures and what the rest of our team has cept back that small country town looked totally decimated. i went out to the other town of smith station, which is kind of a bit larger town, and there were multiple businesses that are a complete loss, roofs ripped off. as one of the residents told me, it looks like a bomb went off and blew up their entire business. >> so what are residents being told now, those whose homes are now standing or in emergency accommodation, what are they being told the plan is for the next 24 hours? do they try to get somewhere where leckricity aelectricity a still functional? >> they're kind of looking around and asking people to contact local emergency management agency to let them know that they're okay or people to contact them if they're messing someone. right now they're asking peopl

the national weather service in omaha had to close because of flooding. we are shutting down the radar and leaving because of flooding. something that you don't see often. you're correct. the water and the flooding has no place to go. what an active week. this is the same low that gave us the hail last sunday. oh, yeah. i forgot about that. how could you forget ? that's what impressive. it went down to southern california, actually about gentleman and went up to the four corners. what happened is northern system came in and the jetstream they merged. and that's what really triggered the system that deepened the bomb outage over parts of eastern colorado and kansas. thatters where some of the lowest settings were. that system is up in parts of canada now. it has weakened considerably. forecast highs for us on this last weekend of weekend will be spring like. lots of 70s on the temps here. peter says good morning. 38 this morning. clear skies. looks like a great day. hopefully not too much rain in store for us. i don't think so. this next pattern is convolu

the additional work to happen today, the national weather service will be here because initial reports say that there could have been an ef-3 tornado on the ground are here. what does that mean? that means winds could have t topped out at 165 miles per hour. how will they determine that? they will look at this type of damage. they are starting the surveys today to determine what was here on the ground. but of course those 23 deaths on the minds of everyone here and again, that number could rise. back to you. >> devastating pictures. thank you, victor. >>> at this hour more than 80 million people are under winter weather alerts. take a look at this video of an avalanche on copper mountain. some vehicles had to be dug out. no reports of any injuries. the avalanche closed part of interstate 70. the system dumped snow on the central plains, it is bringing rain, snow or a wintry mix to the northeastern u.s. expect flight delays. pedram javaheri is joining us live from the cnn weather center. how bad is it? >> so bad we don't have his mic to tell us how bad it is. but 80 million people in th

and in the past few minutes, the national weather service confirmed that it was in er for. he reports from bogard alabama. >> that is a big tornado. >> it was a half-mile wide when it touchdown. shredding everything in its path leading homes and businesses. people had all of 20 minutes wanting to find shelter before the massive tornado devastated the area. >> i haven't seen this type of distraction ever. is assisting those who have lost their homes and are concentrating on our search and rescs. >> many of the victims lived in beauregard, alabama including six-year-old aj hernandez nior. social media has and called him a precious little man. but there were also stories of survival. cameras caught an emotional moment as a grandmother was reunited with her granddaughter. at nearby smith station, a popular by was gutted to the studs. the owner was sitting in his truck to speed away. >> you see the trash swirling in the air. and i said this isn't good. >> just across the street, inside as is gas station was sworn to pieces. >> it started to come in. and everything is gone. >> al

reporter: national weather service says that these conditions are going to continue into wednesday. that. just terrible flooding. something to see. susan: some bad weather in the last few weeks. bomb cyclones. connell: that's true. it does always seem like something. thanks for joining us. you're with us all week? susan: i am. connell: see you tomorrow. "bulls & bears" starts right now. david: the clock is ticking. president trump now demanding gm find a way to reopen one of its plants, urging the automaker and the union to come to the table right now. the pressure is on. this is "bulls & bears." i'm david asman. joining me in the panel, kristina partsinevelos, liz peek, jonathan hoenig and john layfield. the president racheting up his criticism of general motors. one of his tweets reading because the economy is so good, general motors must get their lordstown, ohio plant open, maybe in a different form or maybe with a new owner, fast. toyota is investing

the national weather service saying this was an ef-4, about 170 miles per hour winds. it's a monster. we're being told you had maybe four minutes from the warning until the actual touchdown of the tornado. what was it like for you and your family, liz? >> well, i heard some noise and i looked out the window. when i looked out the window, i heard it sounded like a train. the wind was blowing. so i told my granddaughters and their mother, i said, get to my room. so we got to my bedroom. we get on the floor and huddled together. i told them to hold on tight. sounded like a train went through our house. felt like a long time but it wasn't a long time. maybe two or three minutes. then when it was over, i told them to stay there. i went and opened the door and i looked out and i was just shocked at what i seen. my next door neighbor, she had just got a new trailer. her trailer was gone. it was absolutely gone. i run to see if she was there. i called her. she wasn't at home when it happened. >> trace: you said two or three minutes, liz. can you tell me what happened at your h

the national weather service service is western southern california about lightning strikes. the santa barbara county fire department tweeted out these photos. look at this. lightning from last night. in one five-minute period, 1500 lightning strikes were reported in southern california. more than in santa barbara county. look at that. >> crazy. >> yeah. >> 4:17 on the clock. not a good drive for us coming in this morning, sal. how was your drive? >> you know, my drive was okay but it's different everywhere. this could be the toughest driving because of the weather as steve has said. now, we are waiting for that water to go down the drain. let's go to gilroy and san jose and traffic is okay beau -- because it has been a tough commute. some are going too fast for the conditions and, again, too fast for the conditions, 55 miles an hour is perfectly fine on a dry road. could be too much if it's raining hard and there is standing water. you might find yourself hydroplaning or spinning out. this is a look at interstate 880 north and south. this traffic looks all right. light at th

so the national weather service is determining how manyna ts this is and what strength. here's what we know, lee count hit with at least an ef-4 tornado, we could see this go up to an ef-5 winds estimated at 170 miles an hour, that means single family homes absolutely destroyed. and again, investigators are ill determining, do they need to bump this up maybe to an ef-5. so far we have ef-2 tornados reported in four states. to give you an idea when we talk about the enhanced scale and how measures tornados, an ef-4 is extreme damage, ef-5 means winds over 200 miles an hour. incredible damage. doug and ihink they could see this upgraded to an ef-5 looking at some of the j homes nott destroyed but wiped clean. >> i don remember a levive tornado in all f on our coverage. >> it's been time. inking back to an ef-4 we haven't had one since 2017 in the. stat >> thank you, amelia. >> thanks, amelia. >>> let's turn to our local forecast now. a lun of out there today, but it's feeling more like january than it's suppose to el this time of year. >> and it's going to get worse, that'

the national weather service reported more than 2000 lightning strikes across the region, including a five minute burst of 1200 strikes over santa barbara. >> it looks cool but a little dangerous. >>> none of that around here but plenty of rain. >> that's right. they had intense through with that atmospheric river bringing that wild weather. if the flooding issues as well as thunderstorms and lightning. for us, you can see on high def doppler, scattered showers. we are tracking intense strong cells popping up. i wouldn't be surprised if there was hail associated with this. for the north bay, you can see some strong cells popping up near spanish latatlas, and check this out. see those orange and red colors? that indicates heavy downpours. rio vista, antioch pushing into brentwood. also, moderate to heavy rain from san ramon over hayward, fremont, about to push into the tri-valley. dublin, pleasanton, livermore and light rain over san francisco for the south bay, san jose and east foothills, as well as seven trees and light rain this afternoon. here is a wet salesforce tower cam or with

. >> now, the national weather service says winds during the tornado reached 170 miles an hour. >>> the u.s. fish and wildlife service wants to lift the protection for gray saying they are no longer in danger. there were less and all in minn now, there are 5000. the move would eye lou states to hold wolf hunting and trapping season. wildlife advocates are opposing this, promising there will be a legal challenge. >>> the hayward city council is moving to provide protection for tenants. under that ordinance, land lords will have to have a cause before moving to evict tenants, lying violation -- like nonpayment of rent and violation e. >>> a man caugstay away from williams and the cal campus. >>> police in san francisco are looking for information that could lead them to a stabbing suspect. investigators say that stabbing occurred near 30th and mission in the vernal heights neighborhood about 5:15 last night. the man who was stabbed is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. he has not been able to give a description of the person who attacked him. >>> the time is now 4:38. the adm

the national weather service says historic flooding will continue through the weekend. and that includes parts of the missouri and mississippi river basins. coming up next, the school. >> ninan: there are new agzs in the college admissions scandal involved yale university. hollywood stars felicity huffman and lori loughlin are among at least 33 parents that have been charged so far. carter evans has more. >> reporter: the investigation into the college admissions scandal appears to be widening. at yale, after a school soccer coach was indicted for accepting bribes, yale's president now says the college is conducting its own review "to learn whether others have been involved in activities that have corrupted the athletic recruitment and admissions process." >> would you stop. >> reporter: on friday, actress felicity huffman was back in court with her husband, william h. macy. she's accused of paying $15,000 to have someone correct her daughter's answers on the s.a.t. >> there you go. these are on the house. >> reporter: earlier this, we the hallmark channel cut die thais

the national weather service reports that it doesn't tornadoes touched down in alabama and georgia. >>> in the selma, alabama civil rights marches marked the anniversary of a bloody sunday. demonstrators were beaten and teargas by state troopers. it was a moment that galvanized to support for the voting rights act of 1965 banning racial discrimination in voting. civil rights leaders were in selma today honoring those who fought for equal rights. >> this is a time when fundamental rights, civic virtue freedom of the press, the rule of law, truth, facts, and reason are under assault. make no mistake. we are living through a full fledged crisis in our democracy. >> hillary clinton and jesse jackson walked arm in arm across the bridge. >>> republican lawmakers are breaking the ring to vote against the presence of national emergency. what that means for the border wall and the president? >>> how a lesson at a 4-h club and granola bars help save two little girls who were lost for 44 hours? >>> another atmospheric river pointed to the coast. where it could occur and when that rain will arriv

. >> reporter: the national weather service says a possible ef-3 tornado with winds of up to 165 miles per hour and a track at least half a mile wide cut the largest path ofth death tol >> it is really bad. really bad. >> reporter: the storm sliced through this gas station. its owner al patel rushed to check on an employee. >> when he saw me, he came running and he hugged me and he was crying like, you know, like he was going to die. >> reporter: the relentless line of storms also stretched into georgia. initely rota t >> reporter: today, homes are leveled. lives are shattered and the deep south is reeling. now, here in alabama, the governor has extendsed ted the of emergency and now the concern is what they might find as they head out now that it's first light. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> right now san franciscons are saying a final farewell to jeff adachi. he died suddenly last month. city pictures from inside ther. we know that mayor london breeds and other city leaders are in attendance. voters elected him in office in 2002. in all, he served five terms. we are also s

fathom that something can be this powerful.the tornado did not strike without warning.the national weather service began sending out alerts three days earlier, including this one more than an hour before the ef=4 touchdown .problem is ... in rural alabama, few structures are built to withstand a tornado.one out of seven families lives in a mobile home ... and as these before and after pictures show ... trailers and houses alike were no match for the winds.nat volunteer groups from all over alabama are helping to clean up.it's hard to believe the storm did this amount of damage in such a short amount of time. (anchor) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: more rain will move in tonight and will be heavy at times after midnight. the doppler radar is showing some showers now but they will increase throughout the night. showers will continue on wednesday with a slight chance of a thunderstorm. we could see a few showers on thursday and a chance of more rain this weekend. this weekend.of more rain

and the winds here so strong that just from looking at the pictures preliminarily, the national weather service says this appears to be an ef-3 meaning winds at 136 miles per hour. maybe up to 165. we'll tell you what we're not seeing, debris in the road. that's because crews worked all evening, as late as they could without power here, to clear the roads. we've seen dozers being brought in. the power trucks will be here. the search and rescue efforts continue as well. let me take you to the other side of this home as well so you can see just how destructive this tornado was. this is the linoleum of the kitchen floor. you can see here as well. the padding in the carpet from the living room area. and what we did not see, if my photographer can follow me here, when we got here at about 2:00 a.m. was, because there was no light, there's a truck back here that's been shoved under here. there's a tree that's fallen on that truck. we do not know if there was anyone inside this home. of course, we hope not, but those search and rescue efforts continue. there are people unaccounted for. they're gatheri

. >>> the national weather service warning parts of south dakota, wisconsin, minnesota, as well as nebraska and iowa can see more flooding iswe between now and wednesday. >>> a landmark restaurant in san francisco could soon reopen now that a lengthy legal battle appears to be over. julius castle has been on telegraph hill nearly a century but it has been closed since 2007. it's falling into disrepair until a new owner took over in 2012. paul scott spent years working with the city to get the building up to code but also faced a lawsuit filed by neighbors concerned about noise, traffic, and parking. he said he never imagined such a struggle. >> i understood what about the building that i would have to go through some hoops to last w about the lawsuit. scott plans to start working with an interior designer and look for restaurateur to partner with. he hopes to have julius castle opened by early next year . >>> the look of the irish may be attracting silicon valley tech companies. many tech giants occluding apple, facebook, and google have called ireland their european home mostly for tax pur

one of the tornadoes narrowly missed the national weather service's office in kentucky. >> a far cryfrom what we're dealing with here. first, you are out of gate first. how are we doing on a friday. >> things look pretty good. not any major issue to tell you about. we'll look at the commute if you are driving up from the south bay because we cant to include the folk super commuting on 101. as you approach san jose, you won't have any problems there. this is a crash on northbound 208 at alpine road. we don't have alet of details on it. it doesn't look like it is backing anything up. it is still pretty early but something to be aware of. if you are driving on the san mateo bridge, you will see not a lot of company there. a good time to get out on the road as you head over to the peninsula. and highway 4 in bay point, some headlights out there but all looks pretty good over there. when i see the pictures of tornadoes and snowstorms, it make me feel really lucky to be here. >> we had our fair share of active weather so yes, but very quiet, no doubt about it. it will get warmer. temperatu

the national weather service says there were more than 1200 pulses of lightning over a span of just 5inutes. >> what e-sight. incredible. >> that is atmospheric river that hit southern california yesterday. we have flood warnings as well. a lot of rain overnight gusty winds as well in the wake of that low that moved through still scattered showers. study rainfall around american canyon and napa toward vacaville, later showers for petaluma and a five minute break in santa rosa. scattered showers in around san jose in the santa cruz mountains. we won't shake the showers until midmorning tomorrow. midmorning tomorrow the winter storm warning in the sierra stops snow level 6000 feet. another 1 - 2 feet of snow in the highest elevations. sierra snowpack running about 60% above average. temperatures running 10 degrees low average. should be mid-60s, nowhere close. livermore 54, san jose 55, cloudy skies and concord 57 degrees. milder overnight because of the cloud cover. mountain view 48. union city microclimate forecast tomorrow. morning showers possible, high of 56, first dry day for the

the national weather service says these conditions could go until wednesday. harris? about this people. that is tough. thank you very much. i want to get back to one of fox's top stories now, the investigation into the deadly ethiopian airlines crash. "the wall street journal"'s reporting, federal authorities are now taking a closer look at the development of boeing 737 max planes. i want to bring in dr. alan diehl, former investigator and an faa headquarters scientist back when automation was introduced to jetliners. and the author of "air safety investigators." perfect avenue you want to make me think of her during me. i want to jump right in to this vetting process. this is what's making news today. boeing's role in vetting its own jets is now under fire. why would that be? >> it's because the federal aviation administration needs to be carefully scrutinizing what boeing was proposing. in fact, they did tell boeing that they -- they agreed with boeing, you need an anti-stall system on this airplane because it handles differently than the earlier models. >> harris: