storms damaging several homes outside ann arbor. at least three funnel clouds touched down in that area. >>> the ex-mistress of john edwards expected to testify in his federal trial next month. edwards could face 30 years in prison if convicted of giving campaign nun to rielle hunter. >>> meghan mccain appearing in "playboy." she's fully clothed. "playboy" interviewed senator john mccain's daughter for its 20 questions and tells "playboy" she loves sex and men. she also talks politics saying if her dad won in 2008 the recession would not have been so bad. ashleigh? zoraida? >> always interesting to say when you're lying in that position. thank you for that. 23 minutes past 5:00. early read on your news making headlines. papers from chicago and also from howes. >> "chicago tribune." rob blagojevich enters the slammer and serves his 15-year sentence at a low security prison in colorado. what's next for him? well, was yesterday the intake, strip and search. he is undergoing a mental evaluation. he's all alone. he'll have to do some com

. >> reporter: take this ann arbor high school freshman. >> i was laughing. it got caught in my throat. i got dizzy and i couldn't breathe. it almost killed me. >> reporter: her father never expected a viral craze would and up with her daughter in the emergency room. >> she couldn't breathe at all. >> reporter: she spent four days in the hospital. she's lucky. there's evidence it can cause long-term long damage, especially people with as amount school districts are warning students about the potential dangers of this cinnamon challenge. >> there's been several cases reported where kids would need ventilator support because they weren't able top maintain their -- to maintain their airways. >> reporter: whatever the risk, the videos keep coming until perhaps a new dumb, perhaps dangerous one takes over. >>> some of the drugs you need a prescription for could soon be available over the counter and could include some asthma, diabetes medicine. >> it's time to spring ahead. for some it can throw off your sleep pattern. first, go to bed 10 to 15 minutes early for a

cameras caught the incredible video as it approached the small town of dexter 15 miles from ann arbor. more than 50 homes were destroyed and more than a dozen others damaged. the tornado packed winds upward of 135 miles an hour and its path on the ground was ten miles long. believe it or not, no one was seriously hurt. >>> of course, we don't tornadoes here but we have severe weather moving in. let's check in with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> yes, let's look at the doppler as it scans around. just off of half moon bay as the cold font bears down across portions of the north bay and into the peninsula, we're also finding anywhere from a quarter to half an inch of rainfall per hour with this heavier rain that our computer is detecting offshore. right now, half moon bay up on california one, that's where we are finding the heavier rain. also up near san francisco. you may be dry but it's impacted by this downtown here as we head throughout the half hour. 280 is likely going to be a mess for the next couple of hours. also, highway 101 is going to be treacherous. up here in the nor

this is near ann arbor, michigan. the slow-moving storm was part of a system packing large hail, heavy rain, and high winds. the twister demolished several commercial building and homes there. there are no reports of any injuries, though, or deaths. >>> and tom kierein is here now. the -- the remnants of the storm system that moved through headed our way? >> yeah, but it's weakened dramatically thankfully. we'll get a few passing light sprinkles. then maybe showers this afternoon and this evening. right now, we've got some low clouds, a little patchy fog. it's damp and cool. around 50 degrees. sunrise at 7:17. here's the day planner. by 9:00, might get a little sunshine breaking out. then by noontime, partly cloudy, and in the upper 60s. may actually hit mid to upper 70s by early afternoon. then mid to late afternoon, does look like we'll have rain beginning to move in. could get thunder and lightning as well. that would be from 3:00, 4:00. and that will probably continue all the way into this evening. here's the even

first let's start near ann arbor, michigan, in dexter where a tornado touched down. this happened just yesterday. this video was captured by matthew altruda. he was on a golf course with his girlfriend when he heard somebody say tornado, so he ducked into a car and this is what he captured. look at the shape this tornado takes. it's shaped like a snake. apparently this is called a rope tornado. near the end of a tornado's life it forms this shape. this is aerial footage captured by wxyz of the damage that was caused by these storms. some homes were flattened. >> is this an unusual occurrence in michigan? >> now, think about it, he was golfing when a tornado hit. it's because of the unusual spring weather. it was 80 degrees. >>> making our way from michigan to kentucky, this video just released and posted occurred on march 2nd. this is the county health department in kentucky. that went black because the power went out because a tornado hit. the generators kicked back on and 52 seconds is what it took for this tornado to rip through the town. watch the picnic table yo

turning to the weather, more than 100 homes have been damaged after a tornado ripped through a town in ann arbor michigan. the storm knocked down trees and power lines. 13 homes in dexter are completely flattened. 5,000 residents are without power but thankfully no serious injuries have been reported. that is a miracle. no injuries there. >> i lived up there in the late '90s. a big tornado went through detroit. it was amazing to see that. >> you were saying to have these kinds of storms this early on is not necessarily good news -- >> we had an outbreak last week. remember that? we are going to have another outbreak into the weekend and next week. >> oh, boy. >> it will be active next week. >> keep an eye on that. >> not so gorge today but a break. >> we were hoping all week long that we would end up with a gorgeous weekend. i wouldn't say it will be the worst weekend we have had but it won't be in the 70s and sunny for saturday and sunday. it won't be bad. i don't want you to think that -- it will be above normal. it was crummy today. for most of us with the clouds and temperatures in the upper

the twister was reported in the town of dexter which is near ann arbor. officials say more than 100 homes were significantly damaged in the town and surrounding area. a total of 13 homes were destroyed there. that's a mess. the tornado part of the storm system which packed hail, heavy rain. so far we're happy to report no injuries have been reported. >> wow, they were hit there. want to check our forecast now. the storm coming our way. >> storm coming our way, the same system will likely wreak havoc in the midwest toward the middle of next week. these systems move from west to east across the united states. so this one is a mean system packing a lot of energy. it's not only going to wreak havoc for us, it's going to head across the u.s. and dump rain. you can see the heaviest of the moisture is coming down but it's actually amplifying. look at that convection, boom, all of that, we have a lot of rain on the way as we head throughout day and it's just starting to get active. so in san francisco you might find showers as we head through the next few minutes

the storms flattened several homes in the town of dexter near ann arbor. a number of funnel clouds were also spotted across the area today. no serious injuries have been reported. >> now to our weather, temperatures soared into record territory today but those were some stormy looking clouds out there tonight. doug is live outside to tell us what's coming next. doug? >> we did have clouds making their way through, some dark clouds, shower activity but no thunderstorms. some of those storms came through michigan. that storm trying to push our way. take a look at the numbers. simply amazing how warm we were able to get today across the area. average high temperature this time of year 56. we got to 82 in the washington area. that was a record. we reached 84 toward dulles. look at fred ricksberg coming in today at 87 degrees. a little cooler now with a little bit of an east wind, only around 50 degrees, 53 in annapolis and 59 in washington. the cool east wind will cool us down just a little bit but take a look at the storms out to the west. we'll talk about th

. >> dexter just around the corner from ann arbor. >>> ice and snow on parts of i-15, 84, and 90 in the northern rockies and cascade. wet at times on i-10, 20, and 40 in the south and i-70 from indianapolis to pittsburgh. >>> if you're flying today, airport delays possible in atlanta, boston, new york, and san francisco. >>> a suburban atlanta man is found guilty but mentally ill for the murder of man outside a day care center. >> that's right. hemy neuman said an angel with the voice of olivia newton-john and a demon with the voice of barry white encouraged him to kill his lover's husband. >> i am so, so sorry. i can't say it enough. i can't say enough to all of you. to the precious children. all five of them. to the sneidermans, the greenbergs, my friends, family, and community at large. i'm sorry. >> he'll spend the rest of his life in prison and receive mental health treatment. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is now a federal inmate. just before noon yesterday, the convicted criminal walked into a low-security prison just outside denver to begin his 14-year sentence. he

best summed up by a veteran i heard from recently who uses the ann arbor medical center. he had glowing things to say about his health care providers once he got in. in order to address the issues, va has to have enough resources to keep up with the veterans who are seeking that mental health care. over the course of the last fiscal year, the number of iraq and afghanistan veterans looking for mental health end up by 18%. i wanted to ask you this morning if you believe the increase in the funding budget request is sufficient to accomplish the goals and keep up with this increasing demand? >> i believe that the budget, if you look at the '13 budget request, it is adequate for us to meet what we understand our requirements are in '13. are there issues out there that will discover between now and execution of the budget? i would say if we do, madam chairman, i would be the first to tell you. you asked us to do a survey and we did. it was hastily done. senator bird referred to the output in the survey. out of 20,000 of our mental health providers, 319 were surveyed. the resul

cameras caught incredible video of one of the tornados that it approached dexter, northwest of ann arbormore than 100 homes are damaged, and 13 more destroyed. the tornado packed winds estimated 135 miles an hour and its path on the ground was some ten miles. >> it was wind gusting. we saw squirrels flying in the air. i mean hail. it was -- it was -- it got so dark and so windy so fast, and like it just changed so quickly. >> meteorologists say two other tornadoes also touched down in other parts of the state. no serious injuries reported. crews expected to survey the damage today. >>> we can tell you flood concerns not putting a damper on the santa cruz beach boardwalk, after all. weather permitting the boardwalk will stay open this within. maintenance crews had to do quick work to keep the swollen river from undermining the historic landmark. the creek took out a set of wooden stairs before crews finally had a chance to build a protective barrier. >>> guess what? it's not over. more activity expected later this evening especially for the evening commute. let's check it now with meteoro

take a look at university of michigan in ann arbor. michigan lost a really big business y. michigan has, as a program where they have an entrepreneurial internship. they have physical space, they're building relationships with universities across the globe. entrepreneurs can go in and get consulting help. students who are going through their business programs can start their own company, they can consult. they even have one of the few investment funds that students run, okay? they act as vcs. students actually put money in, manage money and stuff like that. there are examples, and we would be happy to follow up and give you kind of where we see these pockets around the globe of things that i think are doable. and it's out there. there are sprouts growing. >> sounds good. governor herbert of utah wanted to ask a question. >> thank you. being we have the college rivalry week theme going, i would just note that six years ago, we started a very aggressive program for workmen's research and development and startup transitioning the private sector. we just passed, the last two ye

dexter, michigan, will spend the day assessing damage after a tornado ripped through the town near ann arborslow-moving storm was parts of a system packing large hail, heavy rain, and high winds. the twister demolished several commercial buildings and homes. there are no report of injuries or deaths, though. >>> two students at a montgomery county middle school are accused of shooting a classmate with a gun similar to a b.b. gun. this happened at the same school where two teachers got into a fist fight in front of students. both incidents occurred at the roberto clementi school in germantown. in one the student brought a clear air soft handgun to s school. it projects a b.b. the victim that was shot is okay. the incidents have some parents worried. >> of course i'm worried. i'm scared about the safety of my kid. my kid's the most important thing in the world to me. >> no word on whether the students will be charged in the shooting case. as for the teachers, both are still on administrative leave. the principal sent letters to parents after each incident. >>> and this morning some georgetown

didier, and it's an honor to serve as director of the museum here in grand rapids and the library in ann arbor. this afternoon is a special program in honor of our 30th anniversary, and we're delighted to have all of you here. it's a great pleasure for us to have susan ford bales, daughter of president and mrs. ford, with us today. she is a highly articulate spokesperson on issues related to breast cancer and with her mother, betty ford, helped establish october as national breast cancer awareness month. susan has been extremely active with the betty ford center and its programs to address addictions and served as chairman of its board for five years. susan also has a very special role as the official ship sponsor of the "uss gerald r. ford" care year under construction. it will be christened in 2013 and commissioned in 2015. susan is also a trustee of the ford presidential foundation and serves as co-chair of the foundation's program committee. she is an avid supporter of all we do at the library and museum and played the key role in convincing our speaker to fit this into his schedule today.

it is true i went to college in minnesota, but i'm actually from ann arbor, michigan. that's my home. i am a huge michigan fan. and i'm still in my third day of mourning over the tragic loss to the university of ohio. none the less, i will pull myself up for this remarks today. i really do want to thank john bridgeland for his enormous commitment and what he's done through civic enterprises, part of the president's white house counsel for community solutions. he is a personal example that there are people in this town who are committed to get iting done as opposed to worryinging about what party party's in power and who's going to get the credit and i thank him for that. and i want to thank general powell for their profounding, chairing the alliance. it is so important this president stays. i'm inspired that today it is still a force in public policy and obviously, you actually just got to see our commitment in action and seeing arne duncan and all that he has done. i thank them and all of you. you're going to hear from a lot of people. going to try to make five points

uncovered a lot of serious issues, best summed up by a veteran that i heard from recently who uses the ann arbor medical center, had to wait months and months to get into counseling, but then he had glowing things to say about his mental health care providers once he got in. so in order to address those types of issues, va has to be certain it has enough resources to not only keep up with the increasing number of veterans who are seeking mental health care but also to bring down to unacceptably long wait time. over the course of the last fiscal year the number of iraq and afghanistan veterans who are looking for mental health care went up by about 5%. that's about 18,000 veterans every quarter. so i wanted to ask you this morning if you believe the increase in mental health funding in the budget request is sufficient to accomplish the goals and keep up with this increasing demand. >> i believe that the budget, if you look at the '13 budget request, i think it's adequate for us to meet what we understand our requirements are in '13. are there issues out there we'll discover between now and ex-koo

per hour was to wrench hailstones no deaths or injuries were reported in the ann arbor streets were flooded and power was knocked out seven people were injured in a roof collapse when the same storm system passed through kentucky we will be right back after this break former gov. rod blagojevich will be waking up for the first time inside a prison cell this morning. after a to a half-hour flight out of chicago yesterday blagojevich's turned himself into a federal prison in littleton colorado that minimum security facilities where he will serve out his 14 year sentence and a corruption conviction he will share sell live up to three other inmates during his time he is expected to work on the prison grounds possibly cleaning restrooms or landscaping and abrupt cancellation by judge james zagel one of the sentencing hearing for the man who helped prosecutors convict rod blagojevich john harris walked into the dirksen federal building for his 1130 hearing but the judge canceled at the last minute saying that he had to attend to another matter no new date has been set john harris pled guilty to o

there is a wonderful repository of american documents at ann arbor at the clements library at the university of michigan. they bought, i think it was in the '40s -- sir henry clinton was the british commander-in-chief in new york at the time of arnold's treason. they heard -- i think this is the story they told me -- that his trunk that he took around with him was for sale at an auction in london, and they bought it sight unseen, shipped it back to ann arbor, opened the trunk, and inside of it was all the correspondence between arnold on the one hand and clinton and major andr on the other hand during the time of the treason, and all the intelligence he was sending. up until that time nobody had seen any of this, and up until that time nobody had known that his wife was involved. but clearly, from the documents she is. this is his second wife, peggy shippen. c-span: what year was that discovered? >> guest: this trunk? i think it was in the '40s or the '50s, right after world war ii. i'm not absolutely sure of the year. but once that came to light, obviously, arnold's scholarship was sort of

. >> reporter: this storm pelted parts of ann arbor with golf ball-sized hail. roofs and second stories ripped off of homes. some were completely eliminated. sirens were blaring. there was plenty of warning. it happened so quickly. >> we shut the door and prayed and held hands. we kept calling our husbands and telling them not to come home. >> reporter: in some places, not much left to come home to. this father said they had to goo into the bathroom. >> you don't have enough time to pray or kiss yourself good-bye. you sit there and wait and hope you're going to be there at the end. >> reporter: imagine this. that car was in a garage. the garage was hooked on in the home. nothing is left. it is incredible after seeing these pictures and what we have seen this morning that no one was killed and no one seriously injured. this is my home state here in michigan. i hate coming back for this reason. this tornado preliminarily at an ef-2 rating. the reports will be surveyed later today. >> let's get to sam. such a surprising sight. so many. >> in april, may, no. we coul

reports of one tornado touching down in southeast michigan, near ann arbor. one official reporting lots of damage. police are trying to make sure everyone is accounted for. a tornado warning was in effect as that violent weather swept across the region. >>> in the meantime, to another number on the rise this evening. we learned of a new wave of foreclosures today across 26 states. that part was expected, as the big banks just now settle so many of those mortgage cases. what wasn't expected with us was this. for the fourth-straight week, the number of americans applying for new mortgages to buy homes is up. turns out, they're jumping in to buy those foreclosed homes. and tonight, one of those home buyers, a 14-year-old. and economists say, that teenager might be on to something. here's abc's matt gutman. >> it's actually three bedrooms. >> reporter: three bed. okay. >> yes. it's three. >> reporter: willow tufano is only 14 years old. but she just bought her first house. >> in here is the living room. >> reporter: now, she's a landlord. do they come to you with

dexter, michigan, after a devastating tornado appeared more than one and it homes were affected near ann arbor. 13 homes were completely destroyed. there was heavy rain and high winds. four people are dead after a private plane crashes on the runway in north carolina. the plane was coming in for a landing when the pilot tried to correct his approach, causing a wing to dip and the plane to flip over. the mayor of philadelphia is shutting down the kitchens of food that provides food for the homeless. they encourage them to distribute food indoors. some say the city is trying to move the homeless issue out of sight. >> the day has come for apple ipad fans. the ipad 3 arrives in stores today. it has a sharper screen then most sophisticated tv sets. it is heavier because of a new battery. some people in new york city camped out to buy it. if your plans include a trip to the bars downtown, there is the tipsy taxi program once again. free taxi rides will be provided to anyone over 21. 877-963-taxi. demand is expected to be high. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how do you plan

>> chris: i >> guest: the petition has shy of 600,000 signatures and started by a girl from ann arborchigan 17 years old and herself a victim of bullying. i can't go further without thanking you for regular me here and this family and giving honor to the stories and really it means the world to me. >> mike: you are kind to say that. [applause] >> mike: i tell you, the libbies are my hero and the other families that are depicted on the film because they open themselves up to america and show us things that are going on. as a director, what was the toughest moment you had. we saw this stuff and yet, you couldn't reach in it and stop it you saw things happening to alex and there was a point that you finally had to step in. >> guest: there was no conversation we decided to take the footage to the school and family. and i want to say something about the school. it took a lot of courage for them to let us make the film. really. most schools would say absolutely not we don't have a bullying problem. and they allowed the film and stood by it. and that was a extraordinary act. but these famili

. >> the twister touched down a little bit north of ann arbor. no reports of major injuries >> i thought it only hit the side of the house until i walked outside and saw the parking garage was missing >> one deputy said he saw a hand sticking out from some of the rubble at one of the homes. he then pulled out an elderly man who was able to walk away from all of the rubble. >> pretty wild weather around the bay area this past weekend and it continues now. showers already starting to show up around the area. radar is picking up the next band of moisture that will continue to bring rain falls throughout the area. i think we will see a lot more rain. more showers to come as we head to the evening hours. we have strong gusty wind associated with a cold front and i think it will move in late in the afternoon or later on tonight. plan on a stormy day today and then a very cold weekend. temperatures in the '60s in the sacramento valley today. winter storm warnings going on across some of the higher peaks. more rain coming in towards the bay area. just so

we are just northwest of ann arbor where over 100 homes were damaged in a tornado. 12 were destroyed altogether. take a look behind me. this home was flattened. this would be a great commercial for chrysler. the jeep is the only thing standing. there is debris everywhere. we can tell a young bad di lived in the home. there are diapers everywhere. toys, weights. this family, their home completely gone. if you look beside it, the two houses on either side are standing. they are badly damaged. as i was saying, this is a miracle. no one was injured. i talked to the fire chief. he said no one was hurt, taken to the hospital during the tornado that struck last night around dinnertime and hung over the area for about one hour. it touched down twice in the dexter pinkney area. no injuries, truly a miracle. amy andrews, fox news. >>> here at home, nothing to complain about. >> a couple of raindrops. >> an ugly day. certainly an end to the super time weather we have been having. >> in the winter time. >> exactly. gary, what are we looking at. >> not to avoid the forecast. let me say something

michigan that destroyed 13 homes causing significant damage to 105 other homes index ter, michigan near ann arbor. no injuries have been reported so far. check out this. cameras caught one of the tornados as it approached dexter. you can hear the shrieks of excitement. well, there was. maybe you can't hear it. the twister never got to them so no one was injured. high risks taking that video. >> being in the eye of that is terrifying. i lived in the midwest long time. like a vacuum. it's freaky. you're talking about the weather. christina is telling us about the rain. >> what's really dangerous we're still in winter, talking about the spring, the first day of spring is tuesday, that's when it's go withing to ramp up when it comes to tornado season's peek. right now we're mild. and this system, this potent system packing so much energy is going to push into tornado alley and this could wreak havoc next week. wednesday into thursday we'll be very active. two days to watch out there especially if you'll be flying into the area. midwest and the deep south, i'd sigh check ahead. this system is going to

the touchdown was reported near ann arbor. the storm damaged more than a hundred homes and destroyed 13 of them. >>> but here at home, we got a summer preview. >> and this morning, great weather, especially for a run, right? tucker is live this morning where he is getting ready for the rock 'n' roll marathon. is it warm for your taste for running? what do you think? not bad? >> reporter: you mean the weather? or the actual marathon? >> the weather. >> reporter: it's perfect. this is definitely running weather. you want it nice and cool. and i was talking to organizers and they are concerned it might be warm tomorrow because we will have temperatures in the 70s. you know, starting to work up heat with 25,000 of your best friends running with you. down here, start and finish line. i know it's dark, but as the sun comes up, it should be nice down here. and getting ready for the big event tomorrow. in fact, i have somebody fun in a minute. first, let's take care of business. clouds across the area, low clouds, a few showers off to

no one was hurt, but people scrambled for shelter as the storm hit dexter, northwest of ann arbor, early thursday evening. the tornado was captured on video as it formed, and then stayed on the ground for about half an hour. officials said it packed winds of 135 miles an hour, smashing through whole neighborhoods, and leaving a path of splintered homes and downed trees. in syria, there was fresh fighting outside damascus between troops and army defectors. it came just days after the rebels suffered defeats in other cities. amateur video today also showed random shelling of homes in hama. smoke rose from buildings, and activists said they'd been hit by fire from syrian army tanks. meanwhile, special envoy kofi annan briefed the u.n. security council. later, he urged the body to "speak with one voice" before the fighting spreads. >> the developments in syria, they are concerned... their concern goes beyond syria itself, because the crisis could have serious impact for the whole region. if it's not >> sreenivasan: annan said he plans to return to syria for another visit in upcoming weeks. h

for 20 a touchdown near the university of michigan in ann arbor.ere is a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is light. the fifth fifth >>erica: we have a lot of what weather to speak of in the north bay. on the bay bridge incline we are seeing the ball out there. along with a bid for the we have fog and rain. and look what we will see a light drizzle along the peninsula and the coast line at the range which is in. later this after the fifth of the critique moderate rainfall fury if like 80 of we expect the heaviest rain for the if we visit the area. more of that and that forecast. right now from for a portion of the event of wet weather making its way closest to the area. the rain has not yet crossed the golden gate. the light green indicate for the light wave of year if a lot of communities are dealing with heavy drizzle right now. for say, you may need you here with jill wipers a couple of times. a lot of cloud cover is situated over the bay area for e.f. we have another cold front headed our way for the moderate rainfall as we head into t

the twister packed winds of 135 miles per hour when it hit dexter, north west of ann arbor yesterdayrnado was on the ground for half an hour and ripped a path 10 highs long. 105 homes were significantly damaged, 13 completely destroyed. >> slow moving tornado, 20 miles per hour, no wonder it did so much damage. one of the earliest tornadoes they've had in that part of michigan ever. winter is here before spring arrives let's get you set, set the table for what going to happen later this afternoon and during the evening when the heaviest rain rolls in by showing you this morning we have light rain out there this is just the appetizer, you can see the radar returns they north quite as widespread, but definitely moving from northwest to southeast across the bay area just about all of us going to get touched by some type of precipitation just leitner the east bay valleys and south -- just lighter in the east bay valleys and south. best radar returns in the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. 52 santa rosa everybody else mid to upper 50s. mid to upper 50s monterey bay and inland. lig

dexter is located about ten miles west of ann arbor michigan. later this hour we'll talk with meteorologist rob marciano about the tornado and today's risk for severe weather. >>> the president is not impressed with republicans sniping on gas prices as you might expect. now he's getting a little snarky. >> do not tell me that we're not drilling. we're drilling all over this country. >> we're going to drill past the political chatter and find out what we can really do about gas prices and about more drilling. that's after a break. >>> also, a university president tries to smooth things over after his school band's racist chant at the ncaa turny last night. >> you see mills trying to come over and trying to draw the charge. rodriguez has already let the ball go. he's a freshman but he's about as cool as they zblom but the apology she issued may have actually made things worse. made with only milk... apology she issued may have actually made things worse. me.z the apology she issued may have actually made things worse. zblod may have actually made

we're northwest of ann arbor where 100 homes were damaged in tornado. 12 destroyed all together.s home was flattened this would be a great comercial for chrysler. the jeem only thing standing there is debris everywhere. we can tell a young baby lived in that home. there are diapers everywhere. toys, weights, this family, their home, completely gone. if you look beside it though the two houses on either side are still standing. they are badly damaged. this is miracle because no one was injured. i talked to the fire chief here. he said no one was even hurt, taken to the hospital during this tornado that struck last night around dinner time. and, hung over the area for about one hour. it touched down twice in the texter area. right now no injuries. truly a miracle. arthel: amy, thank you. that system is part of a massive system of moving across-country. janice, this is unbelievable. i'm told it is quite early for the season for this, right? >> very rare, very rare, to see tornados this far north in march. the good thing was that the national weather service sounded those alarms an h

it ripped through the city of dexter west of ann arbor. or damaged. fortunately no reports of deaths or injuries. >>> all right. a round of applause, even high fives in new york this morning now that apple's newest gadget, the ipad, is finally on sale. fans have been camping outside of the stores around the world. walmart, best buy, target also going to sell the new ipad and it's given a new boost to apple's stock. shares had an all-time high topping the $600 mark. >>> privacy concerns continue to hound google. now the company reportedly in the middle of a global investigation. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. that seems pretty significant here. we've learned that google was bypassing privacy settings for users of safari. >> at this point it's just an accusation. t "the wall street journal" says that the regulators are looking into whether google did what it is being accused of. this whole thing started last month when the wall street journal found that google was tracking people online using apple's safari browser. now, her

. >> amateur video of the funnel cloud just outside ann arbor.ity. there were reports of three funnel clouds in the area. the storm damaging or demolishing many homes. also downing trees, power lines. >>> the north koreans announcing plans to blast a satellite into space. they're claiming it's part of a peaceful space program initiative and not a nuclear test but it's a move that could jeopardize an agreement with the united states that calls for a moratorium on all nuclear activities in exchange for food. >>> george clooney joining up with a group of high profile activists to protest in front of the sued danese embassy this morning. he wants to bring awareness to alleged war crimes in south sudan. he spoke to president obama and congress earlier this week about the ongoing concerns about the humanitarian crisis. >>> got an ipad 2. that's so yesterday. the brand new ipad went on sale minutes ago. doors at the apple store opened at 8:00 a.m. this morning. here in new york city people camped outside the flag ship store. maggie joins us? >> reporter