we were blessed. >> anthony corey, thank you. washington, illinois.ly praying because of the severity and intensity of this thing. we appreciate you joining us on cnn. we are glad that you are safe. our i-reporter, anthony corey. out of his window. thank you, our very best to your family. people in eight states under severe weather threat, outbreak of tornadoes moving across the midwest. we will show you who needs to ta take cover next. information you need to know. a,g what makes you different is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to become your partner in health. humana. now on the severe weather hammering the midwest. an ef-4. this is a scene in give ordered, illinois. sadly this scene is reported over and over across

i want to bring in anthony corey now, he joins us by phone. tell us, what did this sound like as it was coming through? >> it was an obnoxious sound. my candidate thaubt he -- my dad thought he heard a helicopter. we just ran downstairs and prayed. >> this is you shooting this video out of the window? >> yes. that was my basement and i was just recording as we were praying. >> yeah. and as we're looking at this, we see this tornado come through. it appears -- are those homes on the other side? is that a farm? what are we looking at? >> yeah, that was about 150 feet away. it was just -- it was in my neighborhood. it was in my backyard, just destroying every single house in its way. >> and these homes are gone now? >> most of them are gone, yes. everything collapsed on the ground and flipped. families just lost their homes. there's rubbish everywhere. >> unbelievable. and have you been able to go back and talk to your neighbors or go in that area and speak to any of your neighbors? >> i haven't been able to. all the phone lines are out and they

. >> our father -- >> reporter: anthony corey prayed as the tornado approached his home in washington, illinois. >> i just couldn't believe it. we just -- we saw just pieces of homes and cars just, you know, flying up on the air and just destruction. >> reporter: the storm tore apart an indiana factory while workers were inside. no one was injured. >> i seen the rain start swirling and i took off running. the next thing i know stuff was flying next to me. >> reporter: in peoria, illinois, the news anchors had to cut their coverage and evacuate. >> we may need to take shelter ourselves right now. >> we do. >> we need to go off the air. we'll be back when we can. >> reporter: despite all of this devastation, we talked to one man who was able to find some comfort in what he was able to salvage. he just walked away from one of his family's homes behind me with his wife's purse, his daughter tea baby rattle and his -- daughter's baby rattle and his bible. back to you. >>> the bay area is in store for wet weather, finally. rosemary orozco is here with when we can expect some rain. >> yes, t

as his family huddled in terror, cnn ireporter anthony corey started praying but he kept his camera going. >> our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. >> anthony corey, who took that stunning video, joins us now by telephone. anthony, thank you so much for joining us. we are glad you're in one piece. i have to ask you as you were praying there, did you think you were seeing your own final moments? >> i mean, i wasn't really afraid. i come from a very devout catholic christian family and when we pray to god, i just -- he calms my nerves and gives me strength and gives me courage. >> incredible strength in that moment. you're watching through that window as we're seeing now that tornado tearing up your neighbors' homes. you must have been worried about their wellbeing. have you been able to locate them since then? do you know that they're okay? >> yes, they are all good. they are fine, thank god. >> thank god for sure. another thing, too, i can imagine your fear even with that confidence of praying, what gave you the pres

grew up in washington most of my life, 16 years, and never have we seen anything like this. >> anthony corey, 21-year-old who prayed as he shot the twister out the window. anthony, good glad you and yours are well and the best to your neighbors. >>> breaking news right now. the city council in toronto has just begun debating a measure that would strip its crack-smoke mayor of most of his powers. analysts say the measure would make rob ford the mayor in name only. rob ford himself is calling this a coup. we call him north america's mayor. he refused to step down, and the city council cannot force him to resign, yesterday mayor ford showed up at a football game. even of the the commissioner of the canadian football league suggested he wasn't welcome there folks gathered for photographs while some fans of the opposing team mocked the mayor. meantime, he assured our john roberts he is not an addict and just made some mistakes. >> i'm dealing with it other. imtraining every day. i'm in a gym two hours every day. i'm seeking professional help. i'm not an alcoholic. i'm not a drug addict. have i ha

anthony corey is the gentleman's name that sent that video out.on, is this something that is becoming worse every year? that is awful to see, awful to hear. what are we doing? >> while it is very rare to see this kind of outbreak, tornado outbreak during the month of november, so it is very rare, it has happened before. i have a chart i will show in a couple of minutes. it is rare to see this kind of activity during the month of november. to say we're seeing more of this happening every year, i think that is tough to say. >> november is the striking fact? >> yes. >> that is what makes it rare. i think right now what we're seeing, more tornado on film or on video -- >> exactly. >> because everyone has a camera. everyone has a camera. there are more people living in many of these areas so they get reported easier. you have facebook now, twitter. social media has allowed the reports of these tornadoes or damaging winds to be reported often. you can see on your screen some of those images heart breaking. there was an ef-4 tornado that was confirmed. 1

this tornado ifrom washington, illiis from a young man anthony corey. can yopump the audio on this? >> and forgive us our trespaes as we forgive those that espass against us and lead us t into temptation budeliver us from evil -- >> and that's whateople were going through as this storm -- this is the first time they've had an ef-tornado in illinois in novber. and watcthese storm reports as they come in. you can see hail a wind. you can see ashe timeline goes throh sunday you're gointo see thestornadoes come in as well and by storm reports itself, th is the second most active storm report y of 2013. and u can watch this system now make its way into the northeast. it's theold front. we're not going to see tha severe wther, the tornadoes, the longrack storms out of this b what we are looking at is a lot of wind. a front right along here. you can track the frt right along it. look, the temperates drop back to the west. icago 37, cleveland , new york city,0. caribo 34. and the winds are gog to be this big factor today. look ahow they are going tbe howling. we look for rport delays from b