kerry sanders in colerain, north carolina to start us off tonight. that path barrelled and rolled across the country from the plain states to the deep south. it spread a lot of disaster. there were a number of close calls, weather channel meteorologist jeff morrow is also with us tonight from north carolina. jeff, i watched your coverage all weekend long. an incredible intensity of weather. >> reporter: yeah, brian. reports of 240 tornadoes have investigators scrambling. they've already confirmed 150 tornadoes. to put that into context, we typically see 163 tornadoes for the entire month of april. the rampage went on for days, terrifying tornadoes touched down in 15 states. the harrowing moments caught on tape. >> we got two, three. oh. >> reporter: thursday tushka, oklahoma, not one but several twisters violently spin around each other. >> oh, my god. this is not good, guys. >> reporter: friday, clinton, mississippi, a tornado works across an overpass and blue power flashes light up the sky. >> there goes the roof off the house. >> reporter: saturda

one north carolina county is especially hard hit. with more than 20 deaths and miles of devastation. an economic speed bump, as the price of gas soars above $4 in more and more states, fears that the economic recovery could stall. and open for business, a year after the bp oil spill, deepwater drilling is back in the gulf with few new regulations or oversight. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. residents across a huge part of the country are counting their dead and cleaning up the rubble after a brutal weekend of tornadoes and severe storms. let's take a look at the latest. at least 45 people are reported dead and hundreds of homes and businesses have been destroyed. more than 240 tornadoes in all touchdown across 14 states. that's a record number for a single storm system. the twister struck over a three day period from the great plains east to north carolina, which was the hardest hit state with at least 22 deaths. this time lapse video shows the size and in

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in caldwell county, north carolina.eam had to wade through waters to rescue two men caught on an island at a camp site. here's a look at the squall line that pushed through north carolina, causing a highly unusual amount of large tornadoes. and we do have a fire danger in the southern plains, about 30 fires burning right now and continuation, very gusty conditions and dry air. we're going to be watching the mountain weather system developing for the potential >>> this weather report has been brought to you by preventer. dan and bianna. >> thank you, jackie. >>> coming up here on "good morning america" on this sunday morning, the real life running man. he's running two marathons every day. in a race across america. the question is, why? >> i feel so lazy. >>> also, later this morning, will and kate's honeymoon. where they can be spending the first days as man and wife. and wife. first days as man and wife. here' to my pants not eaving marks on m waist. achieve small wins with a healthy lifestyle and dannon light & fit. t

we'll begin with nbc's kristen dahlgren, live in raleigh, north carolina for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, lester. while we were standing here getting ready, we noticed that this house is actually smoking now. so we've got a call into the fire department. just take a look at this. this isn't the driveway. this was actually the garage of this home. this was where the door was.

hardest hit, north carolina.d after taking a direct hit. >>> today will be another day of high wind gusts fueling the wild fires. winds of up to 40 miles an hour are expected across texas. so far, more than 700,000 acres have burned. >>> it's tax day. you have until midnight to file your federal tax return. if you owe the government money. the deadline is a couple of days late this year. >>> well, "spider man: turn off the dark goes dark today. it's on a three-week hiatus. the new version of the show debuts on may 12th. >> so they say. >>> thousands of runners are getting revved up for the 115th annual boston marathon. 500,000 people are expected to turn out to watch. >>> coming up on "good morning america," we have all heard about downsizing. what about living in an apartment that is 90 square feet. for new york, it's all about location, location, location. i think i have lived there. >> yes. ohhhhh, who says ogres can't surf? nice moves fiona! ha, ha, ha, i love 3d. wooo hooooo! [ shrek ] gingy! [ laughs ] hey

in north carolina yesterday, 94 tornadoes were reported. the governor toured the hardest-hit areas and has already declared a state of emergency. >> i'm not shocked at all. but i was truly -- i was truly sad. >> reporter: 11 people died in bertie county alone. while in raleigh, three children died in a mobile home park. >> they're loving kids. they're beautiful kids. and the world is a sadder place today. >> reporter: in all of the despair, stories of survival. a lowe's home improvement store in sanford, north carolina, peeled apart just after a manager pushed customers to safety in the rear of the store. in gloucester county, virginia, 14-year-old rashad matthews made his own harrowing escape. >> it was about right over there near the drain. i was, like, right there. my sister was right next to me. >> reporter: while at this church in south carolina, all six people inside walked out from beneath the debris. back in raleigh, it was a wedding album that survived. >> we found it. >> reporter: giving hope to a couple who lost just about everyt

with at least 24 killed in north carolina alone. the scene, utter devastation. weaver live with the latest on the deadly weather. >>> today, sunday, april 17th, 2011. >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on a sunday, i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolf. we want to get to the deadly tornado outbreak. that began in the midwest. it has now ravaged north carolina and virginia, with dozens killed in seven states since thursday. >> we know it's spring and tornado season, but i can't recall seeing anything like this in quite a while. these are the images from north carolina we're getting. an eye witness called it a hell of a storm. as we said, 24 people have reportedly been killed in north carolina, another four in virginia. you look past wednesday, a total of 45 lives lost in seven states. in what they call the supercells that have been going through. we've got complete coverage of the storm's path and devastation. we'll begin with nbc's kristen dahlgren, live in raleigh, north carolina for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you,

in north carolina, a lowe's store reduced to a heap of twisted steel. and in virginia tonight, just one of the homes lifted and blown apart. and the map tonight tells the story of how widespread the tornadoes have been, carving through north carolina and virginia at the end of their line. and that's where we begin tonight in raleigh, north carolina, and steve osunsami. steve? >> reporter: good evening, david. this is what's left of an auto dealership here in raleigh. the high winds were so strong, they destroyed the office, knocked over this tree on top of what was left of the office and then pushed this car into the hole left by the tree. these were deadly storms. at least 24 people were killed in this state alone. across the carolinas, this was a storm that showed little mercy. >> first tornado i've ever seen. >> reporter: it was one tornado after another. >> there goes the roof off a house. >> reporter: in the middle of the day. as many as 62 twisters tearing through homes and lives -- >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: this one rolling through sanford,

today was north carolina's turn. as a big tornado developed to the southwest of raleigh, it skipped along and moved to the northeast and moved right over the downtown area, which is where i'm at. you can see some of the damage here behind me, a lot of tree damage across the city, down on cars, blocking roadways. nearby shaw university also sustaining some major damage, parts of roofs coming off, some windows shattered. it's just a real mess here, a lot of emergency vehicles moving about. but from what we understand so far, there hasn't been any fatalities. now, this was not the only tornado to occur across north carolina. also, numerous tornadoes down toward the dunn area and wilson area as well, lester. a lot of cleanup ahead here. >> jeff morrow in raleigh, thank you. >>> news tonight of yet another air traffic controller falling asleep on the job. this time in miami. the faa quickly announced it's going to be changing the work schedules in towers and radar centers as soon as this weekend in an effort to end this p

nearly half of them in north carolina where steve was. sam champion also there, telling us about a store in north carolina that led the race to survive. he's in sanford, north carolina, tonight, sam. >> reporter: good evening, diane. there is still a lot to clean up here in the southeast after this weekend's outbreak. there are damaged cars, there are damaged buildings. but there's also some incredible heroic stories. it's 3:20 sunday afternoon in sanford, north carolina. 100 people are wandering the aisles and parking lot of lowe's hardware store, unaware that a massive tornado was barreling towards them at 160 miles an hour. >> we looked across the street over here and saw a tornado coming to the store. >> and i looked at it and i'm, like, cloud, and then, oh, heck no, that's not a cloud, that's -- you could see the debris around it. >> i ran to the door and i just said, get in the house! and that was crazy, i know, but that's what i said. >> reporter: the team at the huge hardware store sprang into action. they had just seconds to gath

carolina don't have basement.uilding code in the carolina are less lax than other part of country because they're not used to the severe weather. >> they get hurricanes, don't they? >> they do. so new construction along the coast has to have it. as you move inland to raleigh, two-and-a-half hours from the coast, not as much. that many tornadoes, wow. >> talk about what is going on here. much quieter. we have our chance of seeing weather. light showers. eric wants to know if they are real rain. >> are they real rain? can they bench press 400 pounds? that is a real rain. >> it could move a car if it's heavy enough, because it could make it slick outside. we'll see less than a tenth of an inch. you can see the moisture moving in ahead of the system as it is becoming foggy and misty. with drizzle around the bay area this morning as we look at downtown. take a look at live doppler7 h.d. radar returns up across the bay and moving to san pablo bay to ocean beach and up to pacifica. your drizzle may be more like light rai

one man recorded this tornado as it ripped through a home in north carolina. across the south today, people are searching through rubble of homes, a record number of tornadoes destroyed neighborhood after neighborhood. >> reporter: all that's left of this home are the front steps. the remnants are now scattered around this neighborhood along with dozens of other homes. there was little warning for the people who live here. >> i seen this twister come, it was just twisting, the whole roof flew off. >> reporter: 240 tornadoes ripped across 14 states from oklahoma to north carolina, a record for a single storm. 45 people were killed. in north carolina alone, at least 22 people are dead, including cam lafferty's inlas vegas. >> -- in-laws. three young children were killed when a tornado hit this mobile home park but there are also stories of survival. more than 100 people walked out of this lowe's store without any serious injuries. just to give you an idea of the erratic nature of a tornado, take a look at this home. its mostly intact down below but look at the s

. >> one man recorded this twister as it ripped through a home no north carolina. the storm killed at least 21 people in that state alone. annette is live in raleigh with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning frank and elizabeth. i am in one of the neighbourhoods hit the hardest you can see some destruction behind me in fact that car there, that car is parked in what used to be a garage the garage is completely gone. many people in this area saying they are just lucky to be alive. residents in green county north carolina are sifting through what is left of their devastated community. >> i don't know at this point. >> reporter: a line of violent storms spawned more than 60 tornadoes, killing at least 21 people three of them young children who died at this mobile home park in stoney brook. in other parts of the state, harrowing stories of survival >> right now just a state of shock you know, just glad i got out alive. >> reporter: connie owens hid in her closet as one twister ripped through her home. >> it sucked my ten nit shoes off my feet. >> this lowes st

where they expect tornadoes in maryland in the coastal carolinas that is where tornadoes is possible. you see lighten marching off to the east, one tornado so far today, it's been in the southeastern part of north carolina but it is causing flight delays all up and down the eastern seaboard. where you see yellow, that is slight risk for more severe weather. so it's not over yet. more damage reports will be coming in. >>> if you want to find out how you can help, we have a link to the american red cross bay area chapter on our website at abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >> we have breaking news from

tornados like this one caught on tape in north carolina on saturday. in all, at least 45 people were killed, about 250 tornados were reported across 14 states, starting in oklahoma on thursday and growing deadlier as the storm moved east into virginia and the carolinas. cynthia bowers is in raleigh tonight. cynthia, there are so many people there who have lost everything. >> reporter: you know, that's true, katie. because behind all those big numbers you just gave out are lots of little ones-- countless personal stories of loss. in relatively well-to-do neighborhoods like this one and in parts of the state where people didn't have a lot to begin with and now have nothing. in the tiny town of micro, north carolina, population 537, nicole johnson is living a nightmare. >> i just started crying because everything we have is gone. >> that's the tornado. >> reporter: 11 of the 22 people who died in north carolina were from the rural northeast county, linda rafferty's in-laws were among them. >> i had a gut feeling when i couldn't get them on the phone and i

the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: i continue to reserve, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: here we go again, a closed rule, put this one includes martial law authority. this means the republican leadership can bring any spending bill to the floor any time they want, so much for read the bill. this is not how the house republicans said they'd run the house. their record, mr. speaker, is abysmal. this bill is a perfect exasm of how they're doing things they said hay wouldn't do. a closed bill with martial law authority, i'm not surprised. yesterday a group of tea partyiers were -- partiers were protesting on the step of the -- steps of the capitol. that's a wonderful thing to be able to do but it's important to point out their protesting keeping the government open. they want to shut the government down. look at the front page of " c.q." today, a sign that says shut it down. it's time to act like adults and negotiate in good faith. it's time to come

kennedy, king, and the massacre in south carolina. and these are very real mories for a lot of african-american voters in south carolina. the interesting thing, though, is that we always talk about -- i always like to say we have made progress in this country, but nevertheless, still have a ways to go. when i have a rough day at the south carolina statehouse and we're dealing with abortion or anything, voter i.d., which is -- we'll get on that later, but it's a republican -- i don't know what they're doing with that. but anyway, i go outside, i go outside, ask and i take a breath under the auspices of the confederate flag. it's there. and in south carolina, georgia, alabama this week we're celebring -- we're celebrating the civil war or the war of northern aggression. depending on where you are. [ laughter ] and the intesting part of about that is that we can remember what happened 150 years ago. but we have trouble remembering what happened 50 and 60 years ago. so it creates an interesting dynamic. and, you know, as -- i was born in

in north carolina. >>> target london. the royal wedding in the cross hairs of an extreme any splinter faction? how terrorists could target this celebration. >>> and new clues on the kidnapping of holly bobo. her cousin speaks out in an emotional "good morning america" exclusive. >> we're a close family. we're just trying to hold it together. >>> and funny money on this tax day. the outrageous deductions on tax returns. body oil? a bikini? a blinged out amish buggy? >>> and good morning, everyone. we know that this has been a difficult weekend for many. the historic outbreak of twisters. so many caught on tape. look at this incredible scene. two tornadoes on the ground, side by side in oklahoma. >> the damage left is almost incomprehensible. hundreds and hundreds of homes destroyed in 14 states. this is the worst destruction from a spring storm in over 20 years. >> at least 45 people killed, 241 tornadoes. our abc news team has been on the ground all weekend. >> up to 62 tornadoes touch down in north carolina. the most dra

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kennedy, king, and the massacre in south carolina. and these are very real memories for a lot of african-american voters in south carolina. the interesting thing, though, is that we always talk about -- i always like to say we have made progress in this country, but nevertheless, still have a ways to go. when i have a rough day at the south carolina statehouse and we're dealing with abortion or anything, voter i.d., which is -- we'll get on that later, but it's a republican -- i don't know what they're doing with that. but anyway, i go outside, i go outside, ask and i take a breath under the auspices of the confederate flag. it's there. and in south carolina, georgia, alabama this week we're celebrating -- we're celebrating the civil war or the war of northern aggression. depending on where you are. [ laughter ] and the interesting part of about that is that we can remember what happened 150 years ago. but we have trouble remembering what happened 50 and 60 years ago. so it creates an interesting dynamic. and, you know, as -- i was bo

across the carolinas they say it felt like hell on earth.incredibly strong line of freak storms rained down more than 90 tornados. part of the state looked like a war zone. view from the sky, complete devastation. these homes were obliterated. it ripped off roofs and ruined lives. >> my granddaughter's room is totally demolished. it's like a bomb. >> in wake county, the winds ripped off the roof of a building. the flying debris sandwiched a man in a car. >> the building came down on the passenger side and i was hoping the glass wasn't going to break out. >> southeast of raleigh. of this half of this was pulverized. a manager required the customers back to the store and incredibly nobody was injured. >> everybody was on the ground crouched, as that time, the roof was coming off. >> just down the road this factory was demolished. in st. stephens, south carolina the roof of a church collapsed. they say god was watching over and no one was injured. thousands were left without power. the governor declared a state of emergency. >> we've been assur

at least 60 tornadoes swept across north carolina alone yesterday. 21 people died in north carolina. that includes 11 in one county. some folks lost their homes but lived to talk about the storm's fury. >> when i looked out the front window, i seen this twister coming. it was just twisting. i told my wife, hit the boardroom. -- bathroom. the whole roof flew off. >> she was in the shower. they found her under the shelves. >> alan: the north carolina governor declared a state of emergency after visiting downtown raleigh and other areas today. >>> in japan, the company that runs the fukushima nuclear power plant has a plan to contain the plant in six to nine months. the first stage would focus on the cooling of reactors, then reducing the level of leaking radiation. the company would then attempt to decontaminate radioactive water and lower radiation levels in evacuation areas, and the final stage is a cold shut down of the reactors, and the company would cover the buildings, possibly with an industrial cloth. there's no word on when evacees might be allowed back in. >> the next big bud

the gentleman from south carolina. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to address a few months that congresswoman slaughter brought up. i have scoured the budget looking for this notion of a voucher system for medicare. i scoured the budget and simply cannot find anything that is in fact a voucher system. i have seen things about support. let me talk about medicare for just a second. $800 billion the president has suggested must come out of medicare in order to pay for national health care. so we are going to take benefits from our senior citizens in an attempt to provide health care benefits for 19 and 20-year-olds. in fact, that $800 billion is one way to actually increase the cost to every senior citizen in our country. increasing taxes by $2 trillion in the next 12 months is a wonderful way to make our economy stumble, and that's what the president has suggested. and finally, you cannot increase taxes on the very job creators themselves and then ask them to continue to create jobs. mr. speaker i yield five minute

we have we have more now about the aftermath and the recovery in north carolina. it comes from david schrader of the american red cross. he joins us from raleigh. mr. shall schrader, how extensive is the damage that you've seen? >> extensive. we arrived last night. and we took a tour driving around throughout raleigh all day today. and what's remarkable and what's striking is the fact that you go house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood and one house is pretty much intact but the house across the street or right next door is leveled. that happens throughout the entire downtown area. this is not out in the, you know, rural areas with wide open spaces. this is in residential vabds right in the city. it's everywhere you drive. everywhere we drove coming in, in the neighborhoods. there was no place we went. we didn't see some sort of remnants of the disaster. >> ifill: including at shaw university that we just saw in that piece, right? >> we drove by shaw university. you can see all the windows were shattered. there were trees everywhere. i could see why they deci

north carolina was hit the hardest. many as 62 tornadoes let homes in flattened piles and 21 people in that state alone were killed. >> the sadness for this destruction people's lives and property. then the resilience is there. i told the national president the incidents were saturday and we were all devastated. we did an assessment yesterday. even yesterday, mr. congressman, there was the beginning of a rebirth. >> 240 tornadoes were recorded in the storm. >>> nobody knows for sure how many slave laborers are brought in each year. but bay area is among the first to crack down on the crime. it's where people come from all over the world to come and combat slavery in their countries. >> for me, it's fascinating work. >> they're furiously scribbling down notes while an expert in field of slavery and the labor exploitation explained what his job is all about. >> we find victims and we have to help them through the survival process. >> the san jose police lieutenant runs human trafficking task force with officers from his d

. >> dan último adiós a niños hispanos que murieron en carolina del norte. >> (♪). >> un cambio en eln miles de acres y casas y son atribu idos a secodad y altas temperaturas. >> una serie de tormentas y tornados causaron daños y causaron severas inundaciones en el centro de illinois, se registraron ráfagas de viento de hasta 60 millas por hora incendio y daños en varias carreteras, al menos 20 casas quedaron destruidas pero no se reportaron víctimas. >> en carolina del norte los más de 60 tornados que reja trarn el fin de semana dejaron decenas de víctimas entre ellas 4 niños hispanos a quiénes se les dio el último adiós. >> edwin p tiene los detalles. >> me encuentro justo al frente del templo católico san rafael donde se realizó la misa para dar el último adiós a los niños que perdieron la vida de manera tan trágica como resultado de los tornados que azotaron a c o carolina del norte, están saliendo los 4 cuerpos de estos niños. >> saliendo de la iglesia para ser colocados en el carro fúnebre para de esta manera ir al lugar donde serán enterrados, recordamos que dos de estos niños

north carolina was hit the hardest. as many as 62 tornadoes let homes in flattened piles and 21 people in that state alone were killed. >> the sadness for this destruction people's lives and property. then the resilience is there. i told the national president the incidents were saturday and we were all devastated. we did an assessment yesterday. even yesterday, mr. congressman, there was the beginning of a rebirth. >> 240 tornadoes were recorded in the storm. >>> nobody knows for sure how many slave laborers are brought in each year. but bay area is among the first to crack down on the crime. it's where people come from all over the world to come and combat slavery in their countries. >> for me, it's fascinating work. >> they're furiously scribbling down notes while an expert in field of slavery and the labor exploitation explained what his job is all about. >> we find victims and we have to help them through the survival process. >> the san jose police lieutenant runs human trafficking task force with officers from hi

hit north carolina, 24 people were killed. mike smith, a meteorologist who wrote a book about weather disasters says people in both states had ample warning. >> the warnings were excellent. there was plenty of time for people to get to shelter provided they got the warning. >> reporter: but people have been known to ignore dire forecasts or miss them entirely. gail dickens cashier at the lowe's store in sanford that had its roof ripped off said she had no idea tornado was coming until it was in the parking lot. >> start seeing debris in the air and i said this is a tornado. we got to head for the bathrooms now. >> reporter: in dangerous weather st. louis residents have an advantage over north carlonians. blairing sirens like these that warn tornadoes are imminent. >> the heeding of that warning by the citizens once again has saved countless lives. >> reporter: north carolina's insurance commissioner is urging all county officials to install tornado sirens. >> the siren can get your attention even if you are not tuned in to the

at least 43 people have died with 21 deaths in north carolina alone. survivors are trying to cope with the overwhelming destruction. rick writmooth explains. >> reporter: tornadoes bringing death and destruction. nearly 14 tornadoes came through. >> it's still ain't real. it hasn't hit me that all our stuff is gone. >> reporter: in stanford, lowe's officials moved customers into the more fortified part of the building. the destruction would have been larger if it weren't for their quick action. >> we started moving people to the back of the store. >> to me that's more than anything. >> reporter: north carolina governor beth perdue holding a news conference after surveying the damage. >> i did talk to president obama earlier today and he sends to north carolina, both he and the first lady prayers and support. he pledged to me to do legally all that can be done. >> reporter: neighboring virginia is also devastated by the storm. the storms created tornadoes and flash flooding. before hitting virginia and north carolina, the same system tore through missis

first, wilson, north carolina. >> it hits the building.unt of debris that's picked up in the vortex increases. >> reporter: this was leakesville, mississippi, so much larger. 250 yards wide. wind speeds of 150 miles an hour, an ef-3 that struck at night. one person was killed. >> this just illustrates how dangerous nighttime tornados are to the public. >> reporter: there were more dramatic pictures from dunn, north carolina. this ef-3 was a mile wide and the damage stretched for 65 miles. >> you can see this tornado pick up debris with top wind speeds of 140 miles an hour it will pick up pretty much anything in its path. >> reporter: the storm ruined lives and took lives across several states. steve osunsami, abc news, wilson, north carolina. >> all right, and take a look now at your current forecast for the day. possible tornados, 80-mile-an-hour winds and also golf ball-sized hail from dallas to cleveland. the worst of it all in st. louis, louisville and also indianapolis. up to six inches of snow from the dakotas to the western great la

i thank my friend from south carolina. there was some good news today finally that 214,000 americans went to work last month. that's not nearly good enough. there's radio more work -- there's a lot more work to do. one of the ways is to come to an agreement on a responsible budget. i'm hopeful there will be such an agreement next week. that senseably reduces spending but pro-- that sensiblely reduces spending but leads to a repeal of health care. the other side believes we should. whether or not to defund planned parenthood. we believe we shouldn't. most of the other side believes that we should. leave those discussions to another day and keep the government functioning because the taxpayers will keep paying taxes even though there's a government shutdown. they pay even if they don't get the services. so what are we doing this afternoon? what we're doing this afternoon is looking at a bill that's on its face is unconstitutional. and the reason we're looking at this bill is so that members of the majority side who probably

this is damage from sanford, north carolina.he roof was ripped right off of this lowe's hardware store and the front was flattened yesterday. the store manager is being credited with saving more than 100 employees and customers when he told them to go to the back of the store. no serious injuries were reported at that lowe's. >>> san bruno police are asking for your help in finding a missing woman. leonie scott left the house on foot. she was last seen wearing a light blue pajama top, blue pajama pants and gray shoes. anyone with information is asked to call san bruno police. the search also continues for a union city teenager missing since wednesday. police say michael santos left home for james morgan high school. he is 5'2", and ways about 110 pounds. >>> a bay area landlord with a history of problems in oakland is ordered to clean up a da lap tated house from fremont. saying part of the property is unlivable because of major toilet and sewage problems. a fremont judge ordered the landlord to do the repairs. she was also orde

three tiny puppies just weeks old survived the storm in north carolina. the woman they belonged to said she lost everything else. two of them are named lucky and miracle. >>> in 30 minutes people will gather in san francisco to mark the moment, 105 years ago when that earthquake hit here in san francisco. the quake in 1906 triggered a catastrophic fire that destroyed much of the city the mountain, there thereby a wreath laying dedicated to the recent victims in japan. this is live. since the quake, bay area residents have donated millions for relief efforts. >>> after the ceremony, the crowd moves to the top of dolores park in mission district they will repaint the gold colored fire hydrant, crucial in saving parts of the mission district that will be followed by breakfast. one of the only three earthquake survivors still living showed up at a luncheon he is 105 years old what he knows of the quake is stories he heard growing up in north beach. >> nothing of the fire, that's for sure. i was only 3 months old. so i heard plenty of it after. >> looks good a

north carolina was especially hard.county were more than 10 people were killed. emergency crews are assessing the damage and residents are talking about a moment of impact. >> a told everybody to get down, cover up, getting to a tight space and get away from the windows. >>reporter: both north carolina and virginia have declared states of emergency. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>vicki: people flock to san francisco as annual cherry blossom festival. it will show you how the devastation in japan is on everyone's mind this year. we will visit a family from japan who moved here because of radiation concerns. today more than to madrid thousand people crowded downtown to see the annual cherry blossom festival parade. cherry blossom trees around the route, they symbolize nature and the changes of life. people of japan have seen massive changes to the life since the earthquake, tsunami in nuclear power plant crisis. many showed support it to the people of japan. >> i think when something bad happens it brings out the worst in

heavy rain, more than 60 tornadoes touched down in north carolina alone yesterday. since thursday, more than 3 dozen people have been killed in tornadoes that tore through much of the midwest and south. tara lynn with the damage in north carolina. >> this time lapse video shows storm clouds tee sending on raleigh, part of the system that killed more than 20 people across the state. one of the hardest hit areas was in the tiny town of cold rain, where a couple hundred people live, tore houses from the foundations, through cars and left behind yards of destruction. >> i saw this twister coming i said twisting, we hit the bathroom, we hit the bathroom floor the roof flu. >> reporter: kim lafferty had prayers of her own when she couldn't reach her in-laws. >> i had a gut feeling when i couldn't get them on the phone and new how close it could hit. >> reporter: when she arrived at their home she found stairs leading to nothing, the door, the entire home were gone. the tornado killed her in-laws, roy and barbara lafferty and barbara's mother. the storm picked up the home

mississippi, alabama, to north carolina and even virginia.ver one half of the 45 deaths were in the last of the state's. last of the couple listed states--between 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. saturday night. >> i was scared! i was so scared! the roof went, the walls went. >> i told everyone to get down. >> you can see that part of this is on the side of the church. the destruction of the tornado came through. >> i lost count of the number of flooded homes. >> 167 homes in this county. >> with any personal items that we have, family mementos try to save something. you can see that these houses have been totally destroyed it is a very sad situation right now. >>catherine: this also forced a virginia power co. to shut down one nuclear reactor near north fork. no damage but they say that it is a sign to sustain hurricane strength wind and tornadoes. near no-faul north se for kennorth fork virginia more fa ñÑ [ woman ] everybody's looking for deals these days, and i'm not talking about saving a dollar off shampoo or two-for-one tacos or something. i'm tal

the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, we're prepared to close and i'll reserve the balance of my time. mr. hastings: i'd say to the gentlelady that i'll be the last speaker so she can be prepared. i do ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment that mr. murphy spoke to in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. . mr. hastings: mr. speaker, no prevention or public health funds are or can be used to pay for abortions and this bill has absolutely nothing to do with that. what it will stop, this bill as offered by the ruling republican house, is immunization for kids and seniors. programs to stop childhood obesity and to prevent heart disease and diabetes. that's what they are stopping. so please don't be misled. no dollars from this fund will be used for abortion. if we as legislators are to be about the business of helping americans live healthy, productive lives we must change our fundamental approa

and i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one hand and stretching forward with the other he said. people said you are a genius. my father dinka was the genius replied the apprentice. he taught me what 7 generations have learned, i am the 8th. i had bound [inaudible] who answers to moses shannon. both mean safe water. he seems more confident now, wiser. playful mostafa. i had so much to tell him, he could not see me. he could not see me or hear me in this strange land. he touched the spotting smiles. [inaudible] with birds, flowers and animals inspired. i turned to someone tell moses, shannon is going to free you one day. they can find joy, [inaudible] in my mind, i have always been free. free as the wind, thank you so much.

cam newton to take carolina.ne local pick, defensive end cameron jordan, taken 24 bine the new orleans saints. most of the fans are diehards. they live and breathe this stuff. when the commissioner, roger goodel was introduced -- [ boos ]. >> i got you. welcome to the 2011 nfl draft. let's get back to some football. which happen which happen. >> aaron rowand takes the giants to an early lead which they don't give up. a couple hits. three rbis. the pirates are not very good. monday comes to their games and the giants didn't score any runs the first two games. today, sandoval steeling a base. the overthrow, 4-1. ryan struck out eight. he got the win. the giants on top 5-2. they are in washington d.c. tomorrow night. on to the next one for the lakers. kobe bryant and crew trying to close out new orleans in six games. kobe bryant, i thought he was injured, 24 points, 10 of 10 on free-throw. the lakers win. next up they will play dallas who eliminated portland tonight. atlanta knocks out ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it

>>> all right, ines ferre in raleigh, north carolina. thank you, ines. >>> it's slow going this morning for rescuers at a idaho silver mine where a miner has been trapped since it caved in on friday. ironically, the mine is lucky friday located in the town of mullan in the idaho panhandle. rescuers say it will take two days to drill through the rock just to determine if the miner is still alive. fellow miners are worried. >> i was scheduled to work together. but i'm not working today because of the situation. miners, you know, want to see the -- they're just like brothers. they want to see them, you know, come out. >> there's been no contact with the miner since the mine tunnel collapsed. >>> the controversial birther bill passed by the arizona state lenlgts lay legislature will not become law. it was driven by disproven claims that president obama isn't a u.s. citizen. it would have forced candidates to submit proof of citizenship to arizona officials to be on the state ballot. governor jan brewer vetoed today saying, quote, designating

starting in 15 minutes, there will be breakfast. >>> north carolina's governor will tour the hardestareas hit by devastating tornadoes, twisters ripping through the south, killing 45 people across 6 states violent weather started on thursday it is the biggest tornado outbreak on record here in the u.s. giants fan attacked outside dodger stadium has been put back in medically induced coma because brian stowe kept having seizures as doctors reduced his medication he suffered a skull fracture when he was beaten 19 days ago. >>> good morning from the traffic center your monday morning drive just took a turn for the worst reports of a traffic alert southbound side 680, at el costa it started out as a stalled vehicle stuck in lanes hit by another vehicle it is now an injury accident right lane shut down until further notice. chp and emergency crews see that red indicates very slow speeds under 25 miles an hour give yourself extra time there. you can still get by on your left use an alternate if you can. we are still monitoring the situation brent wood boulevard at central over turned big r

nowhere was hit harder than north carolina. at least 21 people died in the state's deadliest weather day in decades. communities large and small are devastated. the governor asked for federal help in assessing the damage and helping residents get back on their feet. inez is live in raleigh with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. i'm in one of the neighborhoods hit hardest and you can see the house behind me simply destroyed. many residents around here just feel lucky to be alive. residents in greene county, north carolina, are sifting through what's left of their devastating community. >> hopefully, we'll rebuild, you know. i don't know at this point. >> reporter: over the weekend, a line of violent storms spawned more than 60 tornadoes in the state, killing at least 21 people, three of them young children who died at this mobile home park in stony brook. in other parts of the state, harrowing stories of survival. >> right now, it's just a state of shock, you know. just glad i got out alive. >> reporter

until slaves outnumbered masters and black outnumbered whites in north carolina. they were economically fearful, physically fearful by an inhumane system they created themselves. and when lincoln said the time has come better now than in the future. it was their decision. and that's what he wanted -- zmru but also speaking about is that they think that they should not import slaves because then we will not be able to get certain southern states into our -- >> it's a lunatic -- it's a lunatic rationale. >> in both ways. >> but i was looking at a quote today that i use in the book, lincoln's best friend, oldest friend who voted for steven douglas in 1850 and sort of represented this prounion, proslavery kentucky. he said to lincoln in the next four months, all eyes will be on you, but only half the ears will listen to you. and that's really what this was all about. lincoln new that. he had to speak to his half of the years and reassure them more than he had to address the people who were tone deaf. >> and he was speaking about the south but he was really speaking ab