we've been tracking live pictures of the skies over clarksdale, mississippi.chaser mike prendergrast on the phone. mike, we'll look at your video when it unfreezes in a second. but tell us what you've seen out there. >> well, we were following a very large and dangerous tornado for probably a good 30 minutes from near clarksdale, mississippi, heading northeast. this thing was long track, it was on the ground. it was just a beast. we've just pulled off of it because that one is leaving us because these things are moufing so quickly and they're so hard to see with all the trees. and there's one coming up from our south now headed towards the batesville, mississippi area, off interstate 55. that's where we are right now. >> all right. we'll check back with you bhen that picture gets back. thank you so much. stay safe, my friend. >> thank you. >>> in our money lead, chipotle stocks suffering as people continue to get ill from an e. coli outbreak traced to their stores. this week chipotle shares fell to their lowest level in 19 months. adding insult to injury the c

nbc's mark potter isisn clarksdale mississippi with more. << behind me is o ne of the houses struck by the roof is partially collapsed and the house itself is actually knocked off of it's foundation, pushed in that direction about five feet. the sheriff tells us that the people who live there are ok that were not hurt but they did have to spend the night in a shelter in clarksdale. the power crews have been out here since first light this morning repairing the downed line. they have a small army out here trying to get people their power back. the storm system yesterday spawned dozens of tornados in several states causing wide spread damage. in that storm zone some people are still missing and authorities are out looking for them to see of they can find them to see of there arar more victims. that's a very grim task anytime but especially during the holidays. mark potter nbc news clarksdale mississippi. >> << >> we continue to take a wintry turn here in siouxland with more snow today(at least it makes for a festive christmas eve)! a burst of snow is expected to skirt its way through the

nbc's mark potter gives us a look at the scene this noon in clarksdale, mississippi. >> reporter: behind me is one of the houses struck by the partially collapsed, the house itself is actually knocked off its foundation, push in that direction about five feet. the sheriff tells us that the people who live there are okay. they were not hurt. but he did have to spend the night in a shelter in clarksdale. the power crews have been out here since first light this morning repairing the downed lines. they have a small army out here trying to get people their power back. the storm system yesterday spawned dozens of tornadoes in several states, causing widespread damage. in that storm zone, some people are still missing, but today, the authorities out looking for them to see if they could find them or to determine if there are more victims. that's a very grim task any time, but especially during the holidays. mark potter, nbc news, clarksdale, mississippi. >>> also new at noon, police are investigating an alleged bias attack on a jewish student atted me car give evans college in brooklyn. with c

hurt after record warm temperatures fueled severe storms in the south yesterday.a tornado in clarksdale, mississippi was one of several that raked across the southeast. a twister in nearby holly springs totoed several cars intohe a, killing a 7-year- old boy. in pope county, arkansas, an 18-year old was killed when a tree crashed into her bedroom.the severe weweher threat is shifting air travelers are keeping their eyes on the sky today and hoping the weather cooperates. cooperates.the christmas eve travel rush is underway.for the first timememore than 100- million americans are traveling for christmas and new year's.91-million people plan to drive to their holiday destination with gas prices around two -dollars a gallon. gallon.delays are alrerey stacking up.here's a live look right now at flight aware dot com. com. now a cbs 2 news consumer alert. alert.hyatt hotels say hackers breached its computer system and may have gotten customers credit card numbers and other sensitive information. hyhyt said the malware was discovered last month, but did weeks to report the incident. hyatt is the latest of

mark potter, nbc news, clarksdale, mississippi. >>> rescue efforts continue. thank you, mark. decision 2016. it may be christmas eve, but some of the presidential candidates are not feeling cheery. >> nbc's bay area edward lawrence has more on the race for the white house which is one of the most outrageous in recent memory. >> when they divide us up, they win. when we stand together as one people, we win. >> reporter: the candidates for president may finally be taking a break from rhetoric for the holidays. >> we celebrate christmas eve. we have 60 people coming over tomorrow. we have work to do. >> reporter: still, ted cruz took some parting shots releasing this editorial cartoon via twitter. it shows hillary clinton walking with her lap dogs. this in response to a washington post editorial cartoon showing cruz as an organ grinder and his daughters as monkeys. the cartoon was pulled. >> leave the kids alone. leave my kids alone. leave marco's kids alone. the washington post should know that. >> reporter: this is the latest in a crazy week of attacks. donald trump has thrown

this tornado in clarksdale, mississippi was one of several that raked across the southeast wednesday. unusually warm air fueled the powerful storms. (tim marbury/como, ms) "i'm just thankful that our lives were family escaped injury, but there's little left of his como, "just trying to salvage our clothes, that is still dry." the storms destroyed dozens of houses and knocked out power to thousands. torrential rain and hail also made driving hazardous. this twister in nearby holly springs tossed several cars into the air, killing a 7-year-old boy. in sardis, a tornado raced across interstate 55, flipping a tractor trailer onto its side. and in pope county, arkansas, an 18- year old was killed when a tree crashed into her bedroom. the severe weather threat is shifting east today. ( danielle niles/meteorologis t, wbz-tv) "there will be a risk of tornadoes all the way across the southeast. damaging wind gusts with these clusters that develop and continue right up into the afternoon and early evening." survivors of wednesday's storms say they're grateful for what they still have. (david ha

we begin with nbc's mark potter in clarksdale, mississippi. >> reporter: a devastating scene just before christmas after deadly storms and twisters curve through a midsection of the country. at least 11 killed and more than 40 injured. preliminary reports of at least two dozen tornados, including a possible ef-3, believed to have traveled more than 100 miles. >> a total loss, everything. >> reporter: mississippi was the hardest hit, seven lives lost including a 7-year-old boy, who died not far fro where these twin tornados were spotted. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: powerful winds flipped this semi. >> i already knew it was bad. i could tell from outside. >> reporter: 22-year-old haley hid under a mattress with her mother, grandmother and dogs. >> every house just about round us is gone. it's still standing, but it's not going to make it. >> reporter: search teams worked night and day going house to house looking for >> we are trying to go through the mangled up mess of the trees and it's just a disaster. >> reporter: the mississippi governor declared a state of emergency in seven counties. >

. >> this tornado in clarksdale, mississippi was one of several across the southeast yesterday. >> i'm thankful that our lives are saved. >> tim escaped injury but there's little left of his mississippi home. >> just trying to salvage our clothes that are still dry. >> the storms destroyed dozens of houses and knocked out power to thousands. rain and hail made driving hazardous. this twister in nearby holly springs tossed several cars into the air killing a seven- year-old boy. interstate 55 flipping a tractor trailer onto it's side. and in pope county, arkansas an 18-year-old was killed when a tree crashed into her bedroom. the weather is shifting east today. survivors are grateful for what they still have. >> i'm going to sit in my house tonight and think about there's people that are not going to have a house to go to. >> the same areas could see more severe storms on christmas. omar cbs 2 news. >> it's something else out there. still to come this warm weather perfect for mediterranean in today's dining deal. the christmas forecast.uswi a-yr reen fi gesou40ba,d l e emm vi chne f aea

> reporter: this tornado was on the ground for ten minutes as it tore through the town of clarksdale, mississippi. storm chasers scrambled to get out of harm's way as a tornado came right at them, and another slammed into a busy highway, knocking a tractor-trailer on its side. mississippi governor phil bryant... >> if you look at the damage tornado that we've had, and i have been through a lot of them. >> reporter: marvin and bernita sims were in their house watching tv when the storm hit. their home was destroyed. >> i looked up, the roof was blowing off the house and i just told her, hold on, hold on, i held on to her as tight as i could. >> reporter: the massive storm system that moved across the southeast yesterday spawned 29 tornadoes in six states. in perry county, tennessee, sheriff say 69-year-old ann yzaguirre and 70-year-old antonio yzaguirre were killed when a tornado hit their home. the couple just celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. one of the dead in mississippi is a 7-year-old boy killed when the car he was riding in was tossed into the air. mississippi. people here lost hom

. >> reporter: near clarksdale, mississippi, a funnel cloud ripped through this afternoon. people throughout the south and midwest were on edge. with numerous tornado watches and warnings in at least ten states. >> that is tornado seen it. you see trees stripped like that. >> reporter: early this morning in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree on to a house with five people inside. killing an 18-year-old woman and trapping an 18-month-old girl who was rushed to the hospital. >> you only hear about the stories. you don't expect to be in them. >> reporter: meteorologists say this highly unusual weather pattern is the result of several weather patterns coming together. >> we have record-setting warmth across the eastern two-thirds of the nation the entire month. you combine those two with a big digging jet stream and, voila, you get thunderstorms and a tornado threat. >> reporter: the system brought dark, low-lying clouds and heavy rain an powerful winds that made for tough driving for truckers and holiday travelers alike. and the downpours caused flooding thro

o'donnell: this was the frightening scene this afternoon as a large tornado plowed through clarksdale, mississippi. it appeared to be on the ground for about 10 minutes. the twister blew a tractor- damaged homes. tornado watches and warnings have been issued in at least 10 states. eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station wbz is tracking the storm. eric? >> reporter: norah, i've been watching very violent storms moving across the southeast. there are three confirmed dead, many homes damaged on the cusp of christmas eve, and the storms are moving as fast as 60 miles per hour, and now the threats starting to move towards tennessee and parts of kentucky. numerous tornado reports, over a dozen, the largest most violent across northern mississippi and tracking their way to the national area. that will ba i zone to watch during the overnight. in the louisville area, through mississippi, parts of alabama. it's these night time tornadoes that are dangerous, sometimes people are in are you teens, not paying attentions or not receiving warnings or not seeing vigilance overnight. the good ne

reporter: this tornado in clarksdale, mississippi was one of several that raked across the southeast wednesday. unusually warm air fueled the powerful storms. >> i am thankful that our lives reporter: they escaped injury but there is little left of the home. >> just trying to salvage our driving. reporter: kid knocked out power to thousands. torrential rain and hail also make driving hazardous. tossed several cars into the boy. interstate 55. in polk county, arkansas an 18-year-old was killed in a tree crashed into her bedroom. visitor weather threat is shifting east today. >> there will be a risk of tornadoes across the southeast. these clusters that develop continue right after the afternoon and early evening. reporter: survivors say they are grateful for what they still have. >> i will sit in that house and i can think about their people that will not go home. see more severe storms on christmas. mollie: despite the snow here in central iowa, stores are packed as customers pick up last minute gifts. the jordan creek town center opened at 8:00 this morning. shoppers were given two

. >> reporter: this tornado in clarksdale, mississippi, was one of several that raked across the southeast wednesday. unusually warm air fueled the powerful storms. >> i'm just thankful that -- that our lives are saved. >> reporter: tim and his family escaped injury but there's little left of his mississippi home. >> just trying to salvage our clothes that is still dry. >> reporter: the storms destroyed dozens of house and knocked out power to thousands. torrential hail and rain made driving hazardous. this twister in nearby holly springs tossed several cars into the air, killing a 7-year- old boy. in sardis, a tornado raced across interstate 55, flipping a tractor trailer onto its side and in polk county, arkansas, an 18-year-old was killed when a tree crashed into her bedroom. the weather is shifting east today. >> there will be a risk of tornadoes across the southeast, damaging wind gusts with these clusters that develop and continue right on through the afternoon and early evening. >> reporter: survivors of wednesday's storms say they're grateful for what they still have. >> i'm going

o'donnell: this was the frightening scene this afternoon as a large tornado plowed through clarksdale, mississippi. it appeared to be on the ground for about 10 minutes. the twister blew a tractor trailer off the road and damaged homes. tornado watches and warnings have been issued in at least 10 state. eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our sister station wbz in boston is track the storm. >> a very violent evening of storms we've seen develop in a very unusually warm and humid air mass. the storms racing off to the north and east, the storm motion at 60 miles per hour at times. they are moving very fast. several tornadoes spread out over a wide area, some all the way up into illinois, eastern parts of iowa, into indiana, including the town of santa claus had a tornado warning earlier on today. the strongest tornadoes so far have been in northern mississippi, very violent storms, some of the damage reports coming in right now. we have seen trees snapped off, because of these tornadoes and there are still several on the ground. so a very damaging night is expected here as they continue to race nor

a massive funnel cloud near clarksdale, mississippi. >> it's like 10 to 15 houses totally gone. >> reporter: the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. >> tornado emergency continues for this cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this morning. >> reporter: roofs ripped from homes. the same system throwing cars off the roadway. numerous tornado watches and warnings in effect for ten states. >> we are looking still at that risk of tornado activity especially across parts of tennessee and mississippi. 72 million people that will still see the chance of some sort of severe weather overnight. >> reporter: in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree on to a house killing an 18-year-old woman. >> you only hear about these stories. you don't expect you to be in them. >> the storms brought heavy rain else where in the south. making driving tough for truckers and weather added to the weight. >> been delayed two hours. >> reporter: as millions make their way home for the holidays. barry errant, nbc news. >>> 4 it is 4:50 right now. if you're traveling this week, new c

cameras were rolling in clarks cameras were rolling in clarksdale, mississippi as tornado touched down. in arkansas, family in arkansas, families are left cleaning up the debris. >> everything was just moving sideways and just -- the sound of the wind and -- i just dish jumped and i ran. >> reporter: the damage was minimal in some areas, but down story. an 18-year-old woman died when a tree fell on her roof. four other people inside including a 18-month-old child survived. the baby was later taken to the hospital. i am reid i am reid binion reporting. >> julie: if you are away from your tv, you can get alerts through your station news app. free to download from the app store and google play. >>> a last-minute change in airport security rules during the height of the travel season the height of the travel season. passengers must have full body scan it is they are chosen for enhanced screening. before this passengers could opt out of those cans and request a pat down. the change follows several recent terrorist attacks around the world. passengers we spoke to at logan had mixed reaction.

mark potter reporting in clarksdale, mississippi, thank you.story we're following for you is the record warm temperatures. for a large swath of the country and this being christmas eve on the east coast, it's really not normal. we've got these higher temperatures. it stretches from the middle of the country all along the eastern seaboard. and we're talking 10 to 30 degrees above normal. many cities are likely to see their warmest christmas eve or christmas day ever on record. want to go now to nbc' sarah dallof who's in new york city's central park to talk about that. sarah, last hour you had on your coat, now it's not coat-worthy anymore, weatherwise. >> reporter: it's up to 72 degrees. it was chilly this morning. but we're working towards a high of 74 degrees, a new record. but we broke through the record hours ago. the previous record, 63, at midnight. we were at 64. you can see people out today running in short sleeves, you saw that guy there not wearing a shirt. it's warm enough for that, believe it or not. for some people the ability to d

a massive funnel cloud in clarksdale, mississippi. >> it's like 10 to 15 houses totally gone. >> reporter: the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. >> tornado emergency continues for the cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this afternoon. >> roofs ripped from homes. the same system throwing cars off the roadway near hole li springs, mississippi. numerous tornado watches and warnings in effect for at least ten states. >> we're looking still at that risk of tornado activity, especially across parts of tennessee and mississippi. but keep in mind there's 72 million people that will still see the chance of some sort of severe weather overnight. >> reporter: in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree onto a house, killing an 18-year-old woman. >> you only hear about these stories. you don't expect you to be in them. >> reporter: the storms brought heavy rains elsewhere in the south, making driving truf for truckers and holiday travelers alike. and in the nation's busiest airports, weather added to the wait. >> been delayed two hours. >> reporter: as millio

the actor's plane blowing a tire shortly after taking off from clarksdale, mississippi, yesterday. pilot landing the small aircraft 36 miles north of there. a sheriff's deputy says the plane went off the runway after it landed. both freeman and his pilot made it out safely. good to tell you without a scratch. >>> days after the attack in san bernardino, we're now learning more about the two young terrorists. we now know that syed farook praised the islamic state and his wife, tashfeen malik, friends saying she changed in 2009 and she was linked to a radical mosque and cleric in pakistan. could they have been stopped? joining us to talk about the investigation is former fbi deputy assistant director and fbi's former hostage rescue team commander. always good to see you. let me start with what syed's father said telling an italian newspaper that he was obsessed with isis and hated israel. his sisters say that we didn't know anything about that. this is all a big surprise. could this have been stopped if someone said something? is this the only way we can stop the terrorist attacks if