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anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown? seth doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen.
anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown? seth doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen.
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anna werner has a case in point. >> we first caught up with him last year when their home's value wasfree fall, the house they bought in 2007 for $700,000 had crashed to $325,000. in a dismal market, dave was trying to keep his hopes up. >> when the market tanked, our -- my mindset was put your nose to the grindstone and work hard and it will turn around. the market actually has turned around in the city once known as the capital of foreclosures. >> another happy homeowner. >> up and down the streets, sold signs in las vegas are replacing bank owned, neighborhoods are buzzing again. realtor key naah foster. >> driving around with clients right now is fantastic, they are running, kids are running around playing with each other, it makes it feel more like home and less like a ghost town. >> reporter: like many in the neighborhood that bought at the peak the, the burtons could have walked away. >> but it goes against our fabric and goes against the fabric of how we were raised. >> the new neighbors are buying low and making money but the burtons still have huge house payments and they ca
anna werner has a case in point. >> we first caught up with him last year when their home's value wasfree fall, the house they bought in 2007 for $700,000 had crashed to $325,000. in a dismal market, dave was trying to keep his hopes up. >> when the market tanked, our -- my mindset was put your nose to the grindstone and work hard and it will turn around. the market actually has turned around in the city once known as the capital of foreclosures. >> another happy homeowner....
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anna werner reports. >> reporter: amazing sight. wow. >> reporter: storm chaser and researcher tim samaras spent decades following tornados and developing research tools to help understand them. he started in a discovery channel show "storm chasers" and in "national geographic" specials like this one. >> we might have one last touchdown before this thing moves out. >> reporter: on friday, samaras, his son paul, and his longtime chase partner carl young were following the tornado outside of el reno, oklahoma, when they were killed. jim samaras is tim's brother. >> his goal was actually saving lives through the technology that he's been able to develop. >> reporter: meteorologists tracking the tornado's path say it appears the three men may have been unable to escape when friday's twister after cutting a fairly straight path made a sudden turn north. kwtv meteorologist and storm chaser david payne was out following the same tornado friday from the opposite side. >> that tornado made a swing to the north, and when that happens sometime
anna werner reports. >> reporter: amazing sight. wow. >> reporter: storm chaser and researcher tim samaras spent decades following tornados and developing research tools to help understand them. he started in a discovery channel show "storm chasers" and in "national geographic" specials like this one. >> we might have one last touchdown before this thing moves out. >> reporter: on friday, samaras, his son paul, and his longtime chase partner carl...
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anna werner is in oklahoma. >> the visibility on this road is very, very low. >> reporter: most of the jaw- dropping video of this weekend's tornados was taken by storm chasers. this was recorded by a storm chaser from australia, but moments later the twister was chasing him. watch as he gets rear ended by a tractor-trailer that gets toppled by the tornado's winds. he was not hurt. >> hold on, brothers. >> reporter: a weather channel team whose truck flipped in a tornado also escaped without serious injury. but the deaths of veteran tornado scientist tim samaras, his son paul and researcher carl young near el reno, oklahoma, have sparked soul searching. val castor is one of samaras' fellow storm chasers. >> he was a very experienced chaser. he knew what he was doing and he knew how to stay safe and so that's why i think he probably got surprised by the turn on this tornado. >> reporter: castor and others we spoke with said it now common to see dozens of amateur storm chasers racing down highways or tornado tourists pulled to the side of the road. many are inspired in part by the 1996 m
anna werner is in oklahoma. >> the visibility on this road is very, very low. >> reporter: most of the jaw- dropping video of this weekend's tornados was taken by storm chasers. this was recorded by a storm chaser from australia, but moments later the twister was chasing him. watch as he gets rear ended by a tractor-trailer that gets toppled by the tornado's winds. he was not hurt. >> hold on, brothers. >> reporter: a weather channel team whose truck flipped in a tornado...
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anna werner is there. the greatest loss ever for the houston fire department. he'll have the latest on the deadly fire in texas. saying goodbye to jean stapleton, who made edith bunker one of the most memorable characters in the history of television >> ♪ those were the days. ( applause ) >> axelrod: and the big stink. bill whitaker tells us why these folks are holding their noses on one of america's most scenic stretches of shoreline. >> the smell was so overpowering ring we had guests get up and leave. d captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. .'m jim axelrod. we begin tonight with more dlolent and deadly weather along the plains and in the midwest. the national weather system still doesn't know exactly how many tornadoes touched down issoeen oklahoma and missouri last night, but look at the scene in st. charles, missouri, near st. louis, after a twister came through there. a line of powerful, slow-moving thunderstorms followed the tornadoes, causing severe flash flooding and sending rescue crews scrambling. once
anna werner is there. the greatest loss ever for the houston fire department. he'll have the latest on the deadly fire in texas. saying goodbye to jean stapleton, who made edith bunker one of the most memorable characters in the history of television >> ♪ those were the days. ( applause ) >> axelrod: and the big stink. bill whitaker tells us why these folks are holding their noses on one of america's most scenic stretches of shoreline. >> the smell was so overpowering ring...
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there is a difference between good storm tracking and dying. >> jeff: anna werner, thank you. more on this we turn to jeff berardelli of our miami station wfor. jeff, why was the situation on friday so unusual? >> well, this particular tornado was a fairly disorganized tornado. we call it a multiple votice tornado and it was jumping around from place to place so it was hard for the stormtrackers to track it. in addition to that at times it was wrapped in rain so it was very difficult to see and therefore a lot of people ended up in the path of this dangerous tornado. >> jeff: meanwhile, i want to ask you about one other weather issue, hurricane season started yesterday. and already there is some activity in the gulf of mexico. what's happening? >> yeah, we have a big blowup of showers and thunderstorms and lots of tropical moisture in the southern part of the gulf of mexico just to the east of cancun, in the yucatan channel. all that moisture is gathering. as of right now it does not look like it's forming into an organized tropical system, although there is a small chance of
there is a difference between good storm tracking and dying. >> jeff: anna werner, thank you. more on this we turn to jeff berardelli of our miami station wfor. jeff, why was the situation on friday so unusual? >> well, this particular tornado was a fairly disorganized tornado. we call it a multiple votice tornado and it was jumping around from place to place so it was hard for the stormtrackers to track it. in addition to that at times it was wrapped in rain so it was very...
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here's anna werner. >> the el reno tornado was on the march for 40 minutes. it was so massive it appeared as a dark cloud, not a funnel. the storm chaser david payne watched it develop. >> very low to the ground. we had three tornadoes rotating around each other. and then those instantly turned into a large wedge that was very, very wide. it happened very, very quickly. >> we need to go. we need to go. >> reporter: just 11 days earlier another ef5 ripped apart moore oklahoma killing 24 people. the paths of the two storms were within 25 miles of each other. only seven other ef5s have appeared in the state since 1950. the national weather service originally thought the el reno tornado was an ef3 with winds of at least 135 miles per hour. but a preliminary review of data from new mobile radar stations around the storm clocked it at 296 miles per hour. that's just shy of the fastest wind speeds ever recorded from a tornado in the united states. meteorologists say there is an explanation for such a huge tornado. they say the atmosphere over the southern plains was
here's anna werner. >> the el reno tornado was on the march for 40 minutes. it was so massive it appeared as a dark cloud, not a funnel. the storm chaser david payne watched it develop. >> very low to the ground. we had three tornadoes rotating around each other. and then those instantly turned into a large wedge that was very, very wide. it happened very, very quickly. >> we need to go. we need to go. >> reporter: just 11 days earlier another ef5 ripped apart moore...
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anna werner thank you. >>> not just the wind damage widespread flooding.arts of oklahoma city have four feet of water, overwhelming many sewer systems. for more on the storms we're joined by meteorologist craig setzer of for in miami. >> tornadoes moved into a densely populated area. the radar loop from yesterday afternoon and the right ingredients for tornadic thunderstorms developing west of the metropolitan area and down the i-40 corridor into oklahoma city and after the tornadic thunderstorms pass, the thunderstorms just park themselves and we saw the rain heavy rain and flash flooding overnight. part of a bigger storm system producing thunderstorms from oklahoma through arkansas missouri, even st. louis had severe weather during the night last night that extends on up to the ohio valley. fortunately, today the severe weather is moving out of oklahoma, but it is going to impact texas, arkansas up to the ohio valley. the highest thread will be through the mid mississippi valley and ohio valley. the whole system continues to track to the east the northea
anna werner thank you. >>> not just the wind damage widespread flooding.arts of oklahoma city have four feet of water, overwhelming many sewer systems. for more on the storms we're joined by meteorologist craig setzer of for in miami. >> tornadoes moved into a densely populated area. the radar loop from yesterday afternoon and the right ingredients for tornadic thunderstorms developing west of the metropolitan area and down the i-40 corridor into oklahoma city and after the...
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anna werner is there. the greatest loss ever for the houston fire department.e the latest on the deadly fire in texas. saying goodbye to jean stapleton, who made edith bunker one of the most memorable characters in the history of television >> ♪ those were the days. ( applause ) >> axelrod: and the big stink. bill whitaker tells us why these folks are holding their noses on one of america's most scenic stretches of shoreline. >> the smell was so overpowering ring we had guests get up and leave. d captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."
anna werner is there. the greatest loss ever for the houston fire department.e the latest on the deadly fire in texas. saying goodbye to jean stapleton, who made edith bunker one of the most memorable characters in the history of television >> ♪ those were the days. ( applause ) >> axelrod: and the big stink. bill whitaker tells us why these folks are holding their noses on one of america's most scenic stretches of shoreline. >> the smell was so overpowering ring we had...
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anna werner is there for us tonight. anna? >> reporter: maurice, two people are being questioned but the f.b.i. says no one has been arrested or named a suspect. the f.b.i. and postal inspectors have been looking for evidence at this home since yesterday. investigators set up a tent in the front yard this afternoon. we've learned the woman who lives here told police her husband may have sent the ricin- laced letters to president obama, new york city's mayor michael bloomberg, and his washington-based gun control group. the woman's husband in turn accused his wife and said he was set up and knew nothing about it. investigators have told us she knows specific details about the all rights. sources who have seep the letter sent to mayor bloomberg say it was unsigned and marked with oily orange stains which have tested positive for ricin. the letter also contained a typewritten threat. sources say the ricin, made of castor beans, was of poor quality. hazmat workers who handled the washington letter reported no health problems. the
anna werner is there for us tonight. anna? >> reporter: maurice, two people are being questioned but the f.b.i. says no one has been arrested or named a suspect. the f.b.i. and postal inspectors have been looking for evidence at this home since yesterday. investigators set up a tent in the front yard this afternoon. we've learned the woman who lives here told police her husband may have sent the ricin- laced letters to president obama, new york city's mayor michael bloomberg, and his...
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anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown?th doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen. elizabeth palmer on the coronation celebration. captioning sponsored by cbs
anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown?th doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen. elizabeth palmer on the coronation celebration. captioning sponsored by cbs
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anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown?doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen. elizabeth palmer on the coronation celebration. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. america's most powerful military leaders wererd
anna werner on the super twister. can parents of a mentally ill child prevent another newtown?doane speaks to a couple who made an agonizing decision. >> my first thought was, what have i done? i've just destroyed my son's life. and people would come up to me and say, no, you saved our lives. >> pelley: and an anniversary fit for a queen. elizabeth palmer on the coronation celebration. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >>...
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anna werner is in el reno, oklahoma. anna, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, we're here at a local vocational center and that behind me is a plane here at the aviation training program. it gives you a sense of the force of these tornados that destroyed businesses and homes in oklahoma once again. for the second time in two weeks oklahoma is reeling from a deadly outbreak of tornadoes. >> that's on the ground, dude. on the ground. >> reporter: forecasters believe at least five twisters touched down friday, whipping through the region at the height of rush hour. >> that is just solid headlights. >> reporter: ahead of the system drivers clogged a major highway trying to escape, only to find themselves right in the middle of the storm's devastating path. among those killed, three veteran storm chasers, tim samaras, his son paul, and colleague carl young. in hard hit el reno, residents spent the weekend salvaging what they could. >> our neighbor across the highway, we found a checkbook in the field back there. >>
anna werner is in el reno, oklahoma. anna, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, we're here at a local vocational center and that behind me is a plane here at the aviation training program. it gives you a sense of the force of these tornados that destroyed businesses and homes in oklahoma once again. for the second time in two weeks oklahoma is reeling from a deadly outbreak of tornadoes. >> that's on the ground, dude. on the ground. >> reporter: forecasters believe...