clayton sandell, abc news, te s texas. >>> now news from washington. a ruling that affects coca-cola today. the court said a false advertising lawsuit against the company can go forward. it's about that blue berry drink. a competitor says the coca-cola drink is made almost entirely of apple and grape juice, not pomegranate. the story isn't over. >>> tonight 3 billion people expected to watch the opening ceremony of the world cup in brazil, including a few loyal fans 230 miles above earth. the nasa astronauts kicking a soccer ball and saying they'll be watching from the space station while back here on the ground, abc's paula faris is there to tell us about the americans who face a strong opposition but hoping to deliver a miracle. >> reporter: the world cup kicking off tonight with flair. and a huge fumble. power house -- its own goal in the very first match. it's the first time they have hosted the world cup in 64 years. some protests, too. police using ton grenades and tear gas on democrat administrato -- demonstrators. dempsey now the highest paid a

. >> and abc's clayton sandell went to find out. >> denver, did you do this?dog owner will tell you that fido has feelings. >> denver, was this you? >> reporter: guilt. >> denver, you won't look at me. >> reporter: to pure joy. >> oh. >> reporter: but researcher mark beckoff who spent years analyzing dogs' play, every nip, wag and bark in slow-motion, says there is more going on. he has discovered dogs share with us a sense of fairness and might even know right from wrong. >> you can say, oh, they're just playing but they're rapidly exchanging signals. >> reporter: watch as this great dane invites a dog half its size to play. this move is called a play bow. it means i want to be your friend. >> there is no doubt about it. it's saying, okay, you're okay. let's play. >> reporter: and take a look at this, that bite looks fierce, but this husky is holding back. bekof calls it self-hand capping, a way of playing fair. and what happens when a dog doesn't play by the rules? this little guy tries to push his way into the action, but is left barking on the sidelines. >

clayton sandell abc news, den search. >> our thanks to clayton sandell. and if you have questions or want more information, go to our website abcnews.com. >> we turn to washington state. tonight they face burglary charges. here's abc news's ryan owens. >> reporter: you're watching two young women prowling outside the washington governor ears office. police say they climbed inside and sat at his conference table and decided to grab some souvenirs. a native american blanket. a bottle of wine and even this hat on the way out the door. authorities say the women were captured by ten security cameras. the police say they never saw them come in, throwing loot out the window or making their escape. >> it should tell washington we got to tighten up security here. >> reporter: police arrested 22-year-old emily huntzicker and 29-year-old rachel kamiya allegedly finding that hat taken during the break-in and other items in huntzicker's car after she was pulled over for speeding. tonight both women face burglary charges. ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> denver, did you do this?porter: any dog owner will tell you fido has feelings. >> denver, was this you. >> reporter: guilt. >> denver, you won't even look at me! >> reporter: to pure joy. but researcher mark beckoff who spent years analyzing dogs play, every nip, wag and bark in slow motion says there's more going on. he's discovered dogs share with us a sense of fairness and might even know right from wrong. >> you can say they're just playing but, boy, they're rapidly exchanging signals. >> reporter: watch as this great dane invites a dog half its size to play. this move is called a play bow. it means, i want to be your friend. >> he's saying, okay, let's play. >> reporter: take a look at this. that bite looks fierce, but this husky is holding back. beckoff calls it self-handicapping. it's a way of playing fair. what happens when a dog doesn't play by the rules? this little guy tries to push his way into the action, but is left barking on the sidelines. >> animals learn very fast if they violate the rules t

>> clayton sandell in bakersfield, thank you. with those red flag warnings up in parts of the west, there is severe weather elsewhere as well. >>> tonight, reports of at least eight tornadoes touching down in kansas. winds nearly 90 miles an hour. this video from smith center, kansas, of a swirling supercell cloud. and in hazelton, iowa, this black cloud darkening the sky. broken only by flashes of lightning. overnight, more trouble for the heartland. a severe weather watch from tulsa to milwaukee. the headline for much of the country this week, the heat. our weather team telling us temperatures in the 90s crossing the south into the northeast by midweek. >>> we turn to two separate air scares. we reported last night about the unruly passenger and the struggle to get him under control. it was a jet blue flight from new york city to las vegas. they had to land in detroit where he was taken to the hospital. tonight, we're hearing from passengers. and there is also word of another scare. a separate flight. this one passengers didn't

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>> all right, clayton sandell, on the weather watch tonight. clayton, thank you. >>> of course now to the other major story around the world tonight, d-day. and our heroic troops in normandy. this was the scene 70 years ago today. and tonight, just look at the same beach, the american flag there. here at home, 1 million rose petals released over the statue of liberty today. and in washington, d.c., veterans remembering at the world war ii memorial. tonight, so many of you sending us your families memories, stories from grandfathers and loved ones, and we'll have it, in your voice, later in the broadcast. but first, abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl is there tonight, traveling with the president. >> reporter: from president obama today, a soaring tribute to the heroes who turned the tide of history 70 years ago. >> these men waged war so that we might know peace. they sacrificed so that we might be free. they fought in hopes of a day when we'd no longer need to fight. >> reporter: all told, more than 150,000 allied trooped took

here is abc's clayton sandell. >> denver, did you do this?og owner will tell you that fido has feelings. >> is this you? >> reporter: guilt. >> denver, you won't look at me. >> reporter: to pure joy. >> oh. >> reporter: researcher mark beckoff who spent years analyzing dog's play, every nip, wag and bark in slow-motion, says there is more going on. he has discovered dogs share with us a sense of fairness and might even know right from wrong. >> you can say they're just playing. but boy they are rapidly exchanging signals. >> reporter: watch as this great dane invites a dog half its size to play. this move is called a play bow. it means i want to be your friend. >> there is no doubt about it. okay, saying you are okay. let's play. >> reporter: take a look at this, that bite looks fierce. this huskey is holding back. beckoff calls itself handicapping, a way of playing fair. and what happens when a dog doesn't play by the rules? this little guy tries to push his way into the action, but is left barking on the sidelines. >> animals learn very fas

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: two burglars busted on camera. brazenly prowling through a bold target, the office of washington state governor jay insley. surveillance video shows two women they identify as 22-year-old emily hunsicker and 29-year-old rachel camilla parking near the capitol building in olympia june 15th. they wait outside as people pass by. then, climb on narrow ledge and make their way in through a window. once inside, the two allegedly spend ten minutes going from room to room, sitting at the governor's conference table and allegedly looting the office. taking a native american blanket and mask. a bolt of wine. even a framed picture of the governor and magic johnson. authorities say the women were captured by no fewer than ten security cameras. yet police never saw the women come in, never saw them throwing loot out the window. or making their escape. it wasn't until the next day that anyone even realized there had been major security breach. >> it should tell the state of washington, look, we have to tighten up security. this

for more, here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: a routine midnight patrol suddenly gets alarminglyt consistently struck by a green laser. >> reporter: it happened early monday to a seminole county, florida, sheriff's helicopter and completely blinds the cameras and lights up the cockpit. the latest in an alarming trend. here's the problem on the ground the beam is tiny but just a few hundred feet away pilots say in the cockpit it becomes a dangerous distraction. lasers can cause blindness and disorientation so serious pilots say it threatens their lives and passengers too. then they began tracking them and incidents jumped 11,000%. nearly 4,000 last year. all field offices are offering a $10 though,000 reward. in florida deputies followed the laser right to their suspect. >> he's lasering us then running. 19-year-old trevor ragno now facing felony charge, thousands of dollars in fines and up to five years in jail. part of a crackdown on laser law breakers. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> the mayor of an upscale near los angeles apologizing for not disposing of his dog's wast

clayton sandell, abc news, california. >>> now here is a look at today's weather.ring the entire northern tier of the country with that deadly midwestern storm system now headed to the east. bringing the threat of large hail, damaging winds and more tornados. to the south you see western texas will see some scattered showers. >> temperatures are heating up with much of the country in the orange or red zones. 80s, 90s, with the cool zone in the pacific northwest. temperatures there only in the 50s and 60s. >>> well, the baseball world is mourning hall of famer, tony gwynn, who has died after a battle with oral cancer. gwynn spent his entire 20 year career with the san diego padres, racking up eight battling titles and 15 trips to the all-star game. but it was his irresistible charm that made him beloved on and off the field. gwynn blamed his use of chewing tobacco for his cancer. he was just 54 years old. >>> tv's dr. oz is set to testify before lawmakers looking into false and deceptive advertising for weight loss products. green coffee bean extract was popularized

first, abc's clayton sandell on the flooding playing out right now. >> reporter: tonight, the treat of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms drenching the east. in north carolina, two girls were trapped when this tree fell on their house. in florida, a bolt of lightning ignited a two-alarm fire that left dozen's homeless. >> reporter: out west, too much water -- some rivers and streams are dangerously above normal. in denver, a ten year old girl and her parents had to be rescued by firefighters. >> the water goes fast. >> reporter: turbulent waters also aggravating the moment kevin ottomeyer's weekend rafting trip goes from adventure to nightmare. >> and it just takes your breath away as soon as you hit it. and when you're underwater and you don't have a breath, it was quite frightening at first. >> reporter: everyone on made it to shore, but a man who fell out of another nearby raft was killed. >> reporter: there are some flood warnings as thunderstorms move in tonight. dave. >> thank you. >>> elsewhere let's bring in our meteorologist from our power house station in philadelphia, great

abc's clayton sandell in the flood zone. >> reporter: tonight, thousands are still without power in texas. waco was drenched with 4 information of rain in just one hour. neighborhoods were submerged. all that water, even knocking this house off of its foundation. in the midwest, flood waters are still rising after two weeks of heavy rain. in minnesota where 35 counties are in that state of emergency, they saw funnel clouds today. and hillsides are saturated. a state trooper's dash cam caught this mud slide that nearly took out a car. as the waters creep higher, bridges are being closed before they go under water. 18,000 drivers rely on this bridge every day to cross this river, but yo can see the water is so high they have had to shut it down. if you want to get for here to state of wisconsin today, you're going to need a boat this woman is watching the water slowly invade her home. her backyard now a marina. you accept the fact that the water is going to take over from time to time. >> reporter: in charles city, iowa, the river is making kayakers happy. >> stay away from the water right

and as we hear from abc's clayton sandell, many roads are closed. >> 18,000 drivers rely on this bridge every day to cross the st. croix river. but the water is so high, they shut it down. if you want to get from here to wisconsin today, you're going to need a boat. >> reporter: many rivers won't crest for day. and all that water will make for problems further south. and the forecast isn't encouraging. heavy rain to minnesota today and extend all the way east along the canadian border. there will be rain from western new york to texas. thunderstorms are likely in georgia and north florida. severe weather is expected in the plains states. and scattered showers in the northwest. >>> dozens of aftershocks are rattling alaska following a major earthquake near the elusion islands. the quake struck keep under the ocean floor yesterday afternoon. but it was so powerful, it shook buildings, cars and residents. >> about 200 villagers were forced to evacuate. and people ran from buildings into the streets. >> felt a very large building moving around. so, considering the length and duration and in

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tornados breaking across the great plains tonight. this one in nebraska is massive, nearly a mile wide, tearing across the landscape. storm chasers tracking it all, racing along with the storms. >> very deadly and dangerous situation. >> reporter: when suddenly a second tornado forms out of the first and touches down, rarely seen by the human eye caught on radio. >> we started hearing everything rip apart and the rain and the house ripping apart. >> reporter: part of what the national weather service is calling a particularly dangerous situation. while this tornado outbreak hammers the plains, out west fires are raging, flying even at night. this is one of the places that burned and you can see it's surrounded by all of this incredibly dry brush that we are told has not burned in well over a century. the cost of the blaze ballooning to over $4 million, adding to an already expensive season, twice as many acres burned as this time last year. so the fire fight continues here, but in the middle part of the country there is still great da

first abc's clayton sandell tonight. >> reporter: ominous skies brought whipping rain and hail to des moines today. one of at least two reported tornadoes today near stuart, iowa, tearing the roof off this house. the ground, already saturated, is giving way near mt. vernon, iowa swallowing cars. >> i never thought i'd ever see sink holes around here. this is scary. >> there's water everywhere. >> reporter: millions in the storm zone are nervously watching warning after warning. in colfax, wisconsin, calm to chaos, a tornado blasting 90 mile per hour winds through this parking lot over the weekend -- debris swirling in every direction. and in seconds, it's gone. cedar rapids, iowa got six inches in just an hour and a half, triggering flash floods and so much water, crews had to rescue people from their homes. tonight there are flood warnings across this region and you can see the rivers are running high. normally this staircase would lead down to a pleasant walkway along the des moines river, but tonight it's just a short-cut right to the water, that entire water way completely submerg

clayton sandell in omaha. >> the severe thunderstorms finally arrived. you might be able to see how fast the clouds are moving behind me. we have had lightning thunder and hail and so much rain. now the concern is streets may flood. >> hail falling. >> reporter: near 100 mile per hour winds shredding trees and knocking over tractor-trailers. huge hail peppering the landscape near nebraska. dropping baseball size hail. the hail before collected in their hands, smashing through the windshields. >> ginger, you have got storm reports at this hour. >> close to 100 storm reports including the damaging winds, the hail and the tornados we have been talking about. it's not done. we have got a whole night ahead of us. if you look at parts of illinois and indiana, they're next. it's not over. that hot pink is a rare relatively high risk area including omaha all the way to des moines. i wanted to point out this down end tonight. it goes through tomorrow into parts of the ohio raifr valley but a new low pressure system in the plains there. >> we're going to move on t

clayton sandell there in omaha. >> here in omaha, the severe thunderstorms finally arrived.ast the clouds are moving behind me. we have had lightning, thunder, some hail and so much rain that now the concern is streets may flood. >> hail falling. >> reporter: near 100 mile per hour winds shredding trees, knocking over tractor-trailers. huge hail peppering the landscape near norfolk, nebraska, dropping baseball-sized monsters. the hail before collected in their hands, clawing at homes and smashing through windshields. the same storm moved to the east into the ohio river valley. the threat is not only there but with a new low pressure system east of the rockies, anywhere from the texas panhandle up to the northern plains. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> now for a look at the weather for the rest of the nation. showers and thunderstorms will stretch up in to new england. it will be clear and summer like across the gulf coast and across the southwest, as well. conditions will be sunny, clear and pleasant from the rockies to the west coast. >> temperatures will heat up across

abc's clayton sandell is there. >> those severe thunderstorms, they the finally arrived. you might be able to see just how fast the clouds are moving behind me. we've had lightning, thunder and so much rain that now the concern is that streets may flood. >> reporter: elsewhere in nebraska, huge hail came crashing down. some as big as tennis balls, slamming into houses, shattering windows, and pummeling cars, smashing through windshields. residents were warned to stay indoors for their own safety. torrential rains today, meantime, not only could increase the risk for flooding. but for motorists, they could unleash blinding downpours and the heightened risk of hydroplaning at speeds as low as 35 miles per hour. that same storm system is now moving into the east, taking aim at the ohio valley. a new low pressure system behind it just east of the rockies, now building steam, as well. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has the latest. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and linzie. tracking dangerous thunderstorms here through these early morning hours. fired earlier

clayton sandell on the ground right now. >> reporter: tonight a second blast of severe storms marching across the ohio and tennessee valleys and western plains packing baseball sized, windshield busting hail. at these car dealerships hail damage costing $15 million. in the -- in omaha rescues by raft. strong winds in kansas knocking over train cars. pickup trucks are busy. when the storm hit, this giant maple came crashing down. >> it could have been worse. it could have been worse. i'm thankful my kid was okay and i have a house. >> reporter: this storm has generated more than 350 reports of large hail, damaging winds and even tornados. the threat tonight as it moves northeast is more winds and possible flash flooding. david. >> clayton, thank you. let's get more on the threat from the chief meteorologist in our power house station in philadelphia. she's tracking it all. just the last 24 hours the number of storm reports has been astounding. >> we have had more than 13 reports of tornados and it's not just tornados. more than 200 reports of wind and hail damage over eight states. we'r

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tornados raking across the great plains tonight. this one in nebraska is massive, nearly a mile wide, tearing across the landscape. >> multiple tornados on the ground here! >> reporter: storm chasers tracking it all, racing along with the storms. >> very deadly and dangerous situation. >> reporter: when suddenly a second tornado forms out of the first and touches down, rarely seen by the human eye, caught on video. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> we started hearing everything rip apart and the rain and the house ripping apart. pilger is in major destruction right now. >> reporter: part of what the national weather service is calling a particularly dangerous situation. while this tornado outbreak hammers the plains, out west fire are raging. this blaze has chewed through 2200 acres since it began on friday. 1,000 homes are threatened. from the air, helicopters skim the tree tops today, water bombing hot spots. flying even at night. adding to an already expensive season, twice as many acres burned as this time last year. so

clayton sandell, abc news, texas. >> there's more wet weather in the forecast.gulf coast. heavy rain today. stormy in the northeast and expect scattered showers stretching from the northwest coast to the dakotas. otherwise mostly sunny and dry everywhere else. >> temperatures pretty much what they should be this time of the year. 70s and 80s. cooler 60s in the norse. sizzling triple-digits in the southwest. >>> american soccer fans have to wait until monday for the team usa debut in the world cup. they have plenty to talk about now the tournament is underway. >> brazil got things started in the worst way possible yesterday scoring what is called an own goal against croatia. a penalty swung the match their way. >> get used to this name neymar. the action continues today at noon. >> i'm getting excited for the world cup. >> 3:00 p.m. is the game i'm watching. >>> the san antonio spurs just one win away from being champions for the second straight game last night. they blew out the heat in miami. >> the best analysis of the game may have come from lebron james who

abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: take a look at this video. 18-year-old sharel lareauiff 90 feet in the air. waiting for rescue, after falling 30 feet down a rocky mountain ridge. she set out tuesday afternoon for what she thought would be a short hike to a waterfall, on denali national park. but not long into her walk, she took a frightening turn. >> everything started getting slippery. >> reporter: she reached out for help. >> i do when things get sketchy. i called my mom. >> reporter: her mom, 1,500 miles away in washington state, answers the call. she is listening as the terrifying ordeal unfolds over the phone. >> i hear this scream. and sudden hysteria. >> it was all surreal. >> reporter: cherelle tried to keep calm. but the slightest movement could have sent her sliding down. >> she kept telling me, my feet are slipping. >> i had to say good-bye to my parents. it was awful. >> reporter: shelly stayed on the phone with cherelle the entire time. they alerted alaska state troopers. the rescue taking 45 minutes, captured by national geographic channel's alaska state

abc's clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: thousand are still without power in texas.hed with four of rain in one hour. neighborhood in granbury submerged all the water knocking this house off its foundation. in the midwest, floodwaters are still rising after two weeks of heavy rain. in minnesota, where 35 counties are in a state of emergency, they saw funnel clouds and hillside are saturated, a state trooper's dash camera caught this mudslide that nearly took out a car. as the waters creep higher -- bridges are being closed before they go under water. sue larimer is watching the water slowly invade her home. her backyard now a marina. >> you accept the fact that the river is going to take over from time to type. and say here i am. >> reporter: in charles city, iowa, the raging cedar river is making daredevil kayakers happy. but rescue teams nervous. >> best thing to do, stay away from the water right now. just too aggressive. >> reporter: the rivers in some small towns are starting to crest. here in st. paul, waters are expected to rise another 3 feet by thursday. cla

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clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> well, the mayor of an upscale near los angeles apologizing forck this video out. dennis kinnear caught on surveillance video saturday tossing that waste on a neighbor's walkway. the man who caught kinnear red-landed admits he's been vocal at city council meetings. he says maybe that was the mayor's motivation. can you believe that? >> that's crazy. what do you think? >> that's gross is what it is. >> weighing in. thank you. >>> well, we all have a rare -- we know how rare a triple crown winner is but a pair of twin horses is even more rare. >> yeah, this happened at a farm in kentucky. twin colts born last thursday. they say chances of that happening is about one in 10,000. >>> mom and the kids are fine which is pretty amazing because a mare's body isn't made to have twins and a veterinarian says the fact that she gave birth without complications is almost unheard of. >> check out that little colt. >> ooh. >> very cute. >> they are cute. the colts names, aaron and andrew after aaron and andrew harrison. the twins are currently on the kentucky's t

clayton sandell, abc news, omaha, nebraska. >>> here's a look at today's weather. thunderstorms stretches down from the great lakes, west in to colorado and east all the way to the coast of the carolinas. showers will also extend from new england south in to virginia. but everyone else should enjoy clear skies. >> most of the northern half of the country will be mild. temperatures will be summer-like in the 80s. to the south, it will heat up to 90 degrees. and in the southwest to 108 degrees for phoenix. >>> if you think beatle mania is a thing of the past you may want to think again. especially after hearing the results of an auction in new york. >> sotheby's called it the largest private collection of john lennon's work to be put on the block. among the items to be sold was a nine-page parody of sherlock holmes that lennon wrote. it sold for $209,000. >> they expect it to go for 50 to 70 grand at the most. 80% of the items sold more than what was expected. all of the stuff belonged to john lennon's british publisher. he held on to it for 50 years. >> incredible t

clayton sandell, abc news, st.he indianapolis area overnight. several thunderstorms struck in the late afternoon knocking down trees and power lines. some of the downed electrical wires sparked fires. at least one home was damaged when a tree fell on it. more storms are expected in the indianapolis area through the end of the week. >>> this is surprising. hot weather kills more americans than all other natural disasters combined. the natural resources defense council says heat could kill 150,000 americans by the end of the century as the number of hot summer days increases. the dire warnings follows the warmest may on record. last month's average global temperature, just under 60 degrees. >>> and here is a look at your tuesday forecast. heavy rain is forecasted for a wide area, lake erie, down to texas. scattered showers and thunderstorms in the southeast. and rain returns to minnesota. flood zone. several storms are possible in some of the plains and showers are expected in the northwest. >> around 80 in the north

abc's clayton sandell has the latest from st. paul, minnesota. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning. normally this is a sidewalk, but you can see the mississippi river here has completely jumped its banks. it is already three feet above flood stage and it still has another three feet to go before it stops. this morning, rushing water is closing bridges, swallowing roads and highways across minnesota. as the water keeps rising -- >> we live right on top of that hill right up there. but no way to get there. >> reporter: flooding on the ground, and fire from above. this oil tank going up in flames in canadian, texas, overnight, after reportedly being struck by lightning during a relentless supercell. some of the biggest devastation caused by flash flooding to the south and west of dallas. >> i have never seen it like this before. >> reporter: this neighborhood is under water, in some areas, more than 7 inches of rain. >> a nice little light show. whoa! >> reporter: severe storms brought havoc across parts of the nation, along the gulf coa

more than a thousand fire fighters on the scene, and clayton sandell is there this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have the roads blocked to some of the neighborhoods threatened by flames. it's only 10% contained, they had helicopters trying to take advantage of the cooler temperatures to knock the fire down. this morning, planes and choppers are keeping up an all-out aerial assault, on a wildfire chewing through 2,000 acres of parched brush on friday. >> spreads so far over, you could see the flames. >> reporter: threatening 1,000 homes. lori ashley saw the flames racing over the ridge towards her house. she and the dogs are packed and ready to run. how terrifying to watch it come right over the ridge there? >> i don't like it one bit. >> reporter: in all, 500 homes evacuated. a sky crane helicopter, dropping thousands of gallons of water at once. fire fighters are battling the blaze, some posting instagram pictures from the scorching front lines. dry conditions remain. fire fighters say they have lost at least two structures, but they haven't confirm

more than a thousand firefighters on the scene, and abc's clayton sandell is there for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see that they have the roads blocked to some of the neighborhoods threatened by flames. this fire is only 10% contained, so overnight, two helicopters were flying in the dark to take advantage of the cooler weather to knock this fire down. this morning, planes and choppers are keeping up an all-out aerial assault, on a wildfire chewing through at least 2,000 acres of parched brush since friday. >> it spread so far over, you could just see the flames. >> reporter: threatening 1,000 homes. lori ashley watched as flames came racing over the ridge towards her house. she and the dogs are packed and ready to run. how terrifying is it to watch it come right over the ridge there? >> i don't like it one bit. >> reporter: in all, 500 homes are evacuated. just over there, you can see a sky crane helicopter, dropping thousands of gallons of water at once. they're trying to stop the fire on this ridge before it reaches the homes just below. nearly

that's where we find our clayton sandell, in uehling, nebraska. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. i want to show you how devastating this was overnight. right now, they're using generators because the power is out. look at the side of this house. all of the siding obliterated by baseball-sized hail. all of the homes in this neighborhood look exactly the same. >> call 911. that's a gas station. that's a tornado. >> reporter: panic in parts of the midwest overnight. 12 reported tornados. >> is it coming back? >> reporter: 300 storm reports. in missouri valley, iowa, it wasn't a tornado. but a downburst, with 90-mile-per-hour winds. the roof of that gas station, ripped clean off. in norfolk, nebraska, huge hail came crashing down. some as big as tennis balls, slamming into houses and cars. the windows of this police cruiser, shattered. hail so bad, this driver pulled over. watch as their windshield is completely destroyed. and in omaha, nebraska, flash flooding, forcing people to be rescued from their homes on rafts. >> it's going to be a long night. >> reporter: near 100-mile-per-ho