texas -- rescue in denton texas. we're understanding, this was moments ago, brand new video coming in because we can see two pictures the live picture off the side but what you're looking at the in the middle of your screen people taken from their home where they were stranded inside. this is are the town of krum texas, it's about 50 miles northwest of dallas and denton county. and i can tell you from -- i'm going read as it's coming in. rescue chopper first located a parked vehicle and also some people in their homes. so far, four people have reported that they have been needing help and have been pulled to safety by choppers but there are many of these rescues going on and it reads, denton fire is dispatching two -- now this is another one. okay this is just coming in. look at this people underestimating how fast these waters can rise. now they are stuck on top of their rooftop, let's hope that helicopter can get there in time. this is denton county texas, right now. they have se >>> we come in with this fox news a

worth dallas there's denton.are just to the west of denton in the town of crum near crum, where you see the purple. six to ten inches of rain is the last 48 hours. now, the attack on wednesday, because wednesday there were 48 tornadoes, heavy amounts of rain as much as 11 to 15 inches south of oklahoma city and southward so it includes this region. you toss in nine tornadoes on thursday six friday another 45 yesterday. today the number is closer to almost over ten now, early this morning we had five in south dakota believe it or not, just seeing blizzard conditions. keep in mind oklahoma and texas for months they've been dealing with drought in many counties and you think okay a dry ground would just soak this rainfall up but in case it's just the opposite when it's like hitting concrete but it again is these individual supercell storms that earlier were only moving 25 miles an hour through this county. about an hour and a half later, that same supercell thunderstorm that produced a tornado again dropped one, and

amtrak resumed services between new york and philly this morning >>> six months ago voters in denton texas voted on a referendum banning fracking. today the state government made sure bans will not happen in denton or anywhere else in texas. >> you cannot shop these people. they have more money, time lawyers. you just don't amount to anything. >> the prediction of the long-time denton resident made after the north texas community voted to ban fracking within city limits has come true. >> fracking is legal in denton effective immediately, now that texas government signed a law locking efforts to regulate oil and gas production. the measure sailed through texas's republican control, and says a municipality must not enact: the law allows cities to regulate fire and emergency. traffic, lights and noise as it relates to fracking. in denton where three wells exist for every square mile of land opponents say texes sided with big oil at the cost of health. there's too many of us in our 30s getting cancer. too many animals, that are young, getting cancer at the same time as these wells. >> re

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frac-ing is again legal in denton effective immediately. as the texas governor has signed a law that blocks local efforts to regulate oil and gas pro pro -- protection. it says: as long as the operation is loosely defined as commercially reasonable. the law allows cities to regulate fire and service response traffic, lights and noise. but in denton opponents of frac-ing say texas has sided with big oil at the cost of its citizen's health. >> there are too many of us in our 30s getting cancer. right at the same time as these wells. >> reporter: the oil and gas city is applauding the new state law. a group headed too denton within hours of the frac-ing ban's passage. >> we have been using hydraulic frac-ing for more than 60 years. there is no evidence of rising morbidity or higher mortality rates around frac sites than anywhere else. >> reporter: despite statements like that three out of five doneton voters had voted to ban frac-ing. opponents say most of the mineral wells belong to out of towners, yet denton residents have to live with frac-

and so where does that lead denton today? for the city says the ordinance banning frac-ing is immediately unenforceable. and just to give you an idea of how widespread the support was for the state law that prohibits the bans five out of six delegations voted in favor of this ban. >>> heidi thank you. >>> up next demilitarizing the police. president obama announced new steps to rebuild relationships from the police and the communities they serve. >>> and the humpback whale could be removed from the endangered species list. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm david shuster. john siegenthaler is on assignment. weapons banned. [ gunfire ] >> following the debates over how police use force, president obama is now limiting military-style firearms and equipment sent to local departments. >>> standoff in seattle. >> there is only one solution! >> at the port that could serve as a launch point for arctic oil drilling it is now a flash point in the battle over the environment. >>> adrift the fate of the humpback whale many types could

but in denton, where 3 wells exist for every square mile of language, texas has sided with big oil at cost of its citizens health. >>> there's too many of us, getting cancer and, too many of our animals getting cancer, right at the same time that these wells -- >>> the oil and gas industry is applauding the new state law they have sued dep ton with within hours of fracking ban passage. q.we have been using it, for recovering oil and gas for more than 60 years, there's no evidence of rising more bid todayty or higher mortality rates and despite statements like that and promises, that tracking is good for the local economy, 3-5 voters have voted to ban fracking and they say most of the minrel wells belong to out of towners and denton has to live with fracking behind hospitals and, next to parks and, steps from their backyard. >>> i may be an old lady but this is scary knowing there's a gas rig on fire, in my backyard, i guess i can only go to bed and know that if explodes i'll never feel anything. >>> now, fracking is set to resume and denton, the first texas city, to ban it, looks to b

denton, the accident. >> the f.b.i.aid there is no evidence that a gunshot hit an amtrak train to derailed last week. investigators are not ruling out the possibility the train was struck by another object. ntsb member describe the windshield crack as the size of a grapefruit in a circular pattern. it could take months to find out what happened. meanwhile, four passengers on that train are now suing amtrak citing serious and disabling injuries. an amtrak worker filed the first lawsuit, saying he suffered a traumatic brain injury. >> on the agenda today a house committee holds a hearing to take an in-depth look at policing tactics focusing on excessive force and retaliatory attacks on officers. in seattle teachers want to pressure state officials to increase salaries and reduce class size. >> prince charles begins a royal visit to ireland where he will meet the president. it is the first public meeting between the party leader and member of the british royal family since troubles began in northern ireland. >> u.s. appeal

as well as here in denton. the good news today though, is that the severe weather threat will be much less than this part of the country but there is a slight risk further east in portions of the midwest. ukee erika back to you. >> don champion for just denton texas thank up. >> upper darby police want the public's help in locating vet mentally disable man who went missing last week. rasheed young is 20 years old has severe developmental disability and has been award of the state for most of his life. young was last seen getting into an s.u.v. around 69th street terminal on wednesday. family members say the only trace he left was his cell phone that was discovered the next day on market street, just a few blocks east. >> i continually called it. hoping he would answer. and a gentleman answered it, and the next day. >> upper darby police say they are not sure if foul play is involved. they ask if anyone has any knowledge of rasheed young's whereabouts to please call them. >> this bucks county band teacher learne

we've seen a number of cars being swallowed up by the flooding here in denton texas.s continue there. we'll take a quick break and be right back. >>> we're continuing to monitor severe weather across northern texas especially right now you're looking at images taken moments ago of medevac helicopter rescues there in denton county, texas, where there is severe flooding as they continue to reel from the severe weather that has been really the past few days hitting them extremely hard they're not out of the woods yet. we'll keep a close eye on this bring you more at the top of the hour. we'll talk about something else happening tonight in baltimore. baltimore, prince is getting involved in the situation in baltimore throwing a special benefit concert tonight, doing it after the death of freddie gray in police custody and the goal is to raise money for different community programs and children in baltimore. the singer released a song titled "baltimore." listen. ♪ >> prince asked the people that attend tonight at 8:00 p.m. when the concert is to wear gray clothing in honor

>> this bill focuses on one small suburban community called denton. last november 3rd out of five voters voted to ban frac-ing within their city limits. it sits atop the barnett shale. and that brought all of the operators to town and as of late last year there were three gas wells for every square mile of land in denton. people living there said they were tired of the nuisance and the noise and what they perceived as the health threats. so they passed this voter referendum to ban frac-ing. but that ban lasted a very short time, just six months because the state of texas immediately vowed to fight the local ordinance. indeed they did. the bill passed through both chambers republican controlled without any problem, as of today with the governor's signature, that ban of ban on frac-ing has been passed. >> what does this mean for denton and the rest of texas? >> benton's ordinance now banning frac-ing is immediately unenforceable. so a spokesperson for the city said basically it means operators can resume frac-ing operations immediately. and we know oper

the storm in denton knocked out power to thousands of people. crews plan to work overnight to service people still in the dark. in denton, texas, i'm don champion cbs news. >>> in colorado an balance trying to cross a flooded road was swept away. there was a patient and four others were inside. no one was injured. all were able to escape and make it to high ground. the storm is headed to the east but there's another one on its tail. >> we've had severe weather. severe flooding taking place in the overnight hours and the line of thunderstorms continues from northern louisiana all the way toward arkansas as well. as we take a look at the next 24 hours, we'll slowly start to see the storm diminish. it will lose some of its punch, some of its steam. most of it by the time we head into monday afternoon and evening we'll start to see it push into the southern portions of houston. that lingers all the way toward central louisiana. by tuesday we start to see the storm system clearing out, giving those folks some what of a break. then we make our way wed

passes all of denton.now, you have the governor and the legislature telling you denton can't do that. what do you think of that? >> chris, we sort of expected something. the morning after november the 4th, at 8:00, we had two lawsuits from the texas general land office and texas oil and gas association. we anticipated that. with the legislature coming into session, we anticipated some legislation that may limit our ability to enforce or for that ban to even be active? >> so what do you think of it? is this the right thing for the state of texas to reach down to a municipality whose citizens have decided they want to be governed a certain way and tell them they can't do it? >> i tell you, it is a very interesting issue. at the city level as mayor, i'm charged with protecting the health, safety and welfare of our citizens. the citizens voted to ban the process of hydraulic fracturing. the state legislature picked it up and decided that the oil and gas industry in texas has an overriding interest. i think the

county saturday, as heavy snow fell in teller county and along the palmer divide. >> back here in denton texas, neighbors moved quickly to clean up the damage left by the storm. at this time there are no reports of any injuries but there is fear and concern. there are more storms in the forecast. >> jeff? >> all right vincente thank you very much. and colorado mother's day was dressed in white. almost 18 inches of snow fell overnight in southern colorado. areas near denver saw more than six inches it brought down tree limbs and power lines. it also buried denver's coors field ahead of today's rockies, dodgers game. the national weather service said denver's previous record for snowfall in may was 4/10 of an inch. >> on the east coast tropical storm ana which hit the carolinas overnight has tropical depression. ana is the first named storm of the year made landfall near mir tell beach and mark strassmann is there. >> ana stormed ashore early this morning with maximum wins of 60 miles per hour. but sheets of rain were the real vacation spoiler here on mother's day weekend. up to three inch

this one it is kind of weak there trying to get over denton with the light showers around.n add two to three showers coming out of the valley. right down 66 towards front royal. middleton will get on this one the heaviest that we would have and eventually it will get them to northern faukner county. dew points in the 60s as it has been on the stickier side the last few days, which will be the case again tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night where they will range in the low to mid-80s now, other than what you have seen on radar with a quiet evening. the temps in the 60s to the 70s. for tomorrow more storms in the afternoon and probably more than what we have seen here today as it ended up being less than what i was anticipated with the storms on tuesday. so no yellow alert for tuesday and a cold front that will come behind later tuesday, turning much more comfortable here for wednesday and the second half of the week for your future cast that shows the isolated activity this evening, winding down tonight until it settles down with a quiet start to monday. by midday a couple of s

denton cinquegrana says there is no need to panic.y are you so confident gas prices won't continue to increase like they did in 2008? >> there's plenty of crude oil to be refind. refiners are motivated to run right now. ening 2008 we had very strong demand. it's not that we don't have less cars on the road. it's just that the cars we're driving now are much more fuel efficient. >> reporter: while gas prices have gone up, keep in mind, last year, on average drivers were paying $1.07 more per gallon. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> jim: these are trying times for a town that relies on a shut-down ice cream factory. and we'll have the results of the kentucky derby. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara® your doctor shoul

reported tornadoes striking from denton, texas, all the way up to south dakota. children sheltering in the basement of this church. at least 20 buildings are damaged in delmont. the state's governor on the scene. the city under a voluntary evacuation tonight. there's no water or power. >> this has been a long-track tornado. it's been on the ground for about 15 minutes. >> reporter: a nerve-racking mother's day weekend. more than 50 reported tornadoes blasting across the heartland in the past 24 hours alone. including this ef-3 tornado in cisco, texas, killing one, several injured. >> i mean, i lived in cisco for over ten years now, and i haven't seen anything like this in a long time. it's definitely very powerful and very destructive. >> reporter: ripping roofs off houses, stripping trees to their trunks. a seven-mile-long trail of destruction. 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts damaging this horse hospital in stephenville. tonight, the animals are all okay. dangerous flooding. the national guard using a helicopter to bring these women to safety. part of the same storm

at least this part of it in north denton county. in anticipation of more rain they're trying to lower the lake levels here. we'll probably get another two to three inches with the next batch coming through. last few days phoenix seeing an inch and inch in los angeles too. but in the really a drought but every little bit helps at the this point. it will be a little bit dryer there, and a cooler, unsettled weather in across the the inter mountain west and unsettled weather in the north east. it will be sticky, hyped and at times you will see thunderstorms that could be pretty heavy from cincinnati back to philadelphia, and new york city, and really over next three days, mid south and deep south you will stay summer-like with the heat, humidity that will be in the 80's and lower 90's. we're watching the the central u.s. where thunderstorms with potential tornadoes will fire off today. that is a quick check of your national outlook here is what is happening locally for you good morning i'm meteorologist chris sowers with an accu weather

reported tornadoes striking from denton, texas, all the way to south dakota. children, sheltering in the basement of that church. at least 20 buildings damaged in delmont. the state's governor on the scene. the city under evacuation. there's no water or power. >> this has been a long track tornado. on the ground about 15 minutes. >> reporter: a nerve-racking mother's day weekend. 50 tornadoes blasting across the heartland. including this ef-3 tornado in cisco, texas. killing one, injuring several. >> i lived in cisco over ten years now. and i haven't seen anything like this in a long time. definitely very powerful, very destructive. >> reporter: ripping roofs off houses. stripping trees to their trunks. a seven-mile-long trail of destruction. 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts damaging this horse hospital. in stephenville. the animals are okay. and dangerous flooding. the national guard using a helicopter to pull these women to safety. part of the same storm bringing snow from the rockies to the northern plains, too. in colorado, snow falling as fast as two to three

in denton texas, lightning from this storm strikes a gas well sparking a massive explosion. you can see smoke and fire shooting several feet into the air. no one was hurt in the blast. meanwhile cleanup begins in oklahoma after tornadoes rip through that state. 30 people were injured. this includes 12 at an oklahoma city rv park destroyed by a twister. oklahoma police taking cover inside her storm shelter drowning after it flooded. emergency in 12 counties. dangerous amounts of rainfall in storms pushing rivers and creeks over their banks. a hail storm looking more like a snowstorm. several inches of hail falling in colorado springs. there was so much interstates had to be shut down because some drivers were getting struck. more bad weather is in the forecast for parts of western kansas, oklahoma and central texas. damaging winds are likely. heather? >> patricia stark live for us. thank you. >>> to another fox news alert. today more than 30,000 police officers will gather to say good-bye to a fallen hero. 25-year-old brian moore a decorated nypd officer who died after he was

near denton texas, a lightning strike setoff a natural gas well explosion. a 4.0 magnitude earthquake. >> several tornadoes in oklahoma. police say one woman died after her storm shelter flooded. a dozen others injured. tornadoes flattened neighborhoods. oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in 12 counties. >>> rain expected in parts of colorado the next few days. northeastern colorado with a tornado that touched down thursday. no reported damage. the storm bringing heavy rain. colorado springs pelted with up to 8 inches of hail. >>> in south dakota a storm with strong winds collapsed the roof of a building of the cheyenne indian reservation. people were trapped inside. four people suffered injuries. >>> more than 18 million people this morning under a threat of severe storms today. meteorologist derek van dam is tracking the forecast for us. derek. >> good morning, john and christine. thursday brought another round of severe weather to the central plain states. this time nine tornadoes were reported. one was actually just north of the denver met

at least this part of it in north denton county. they're trying to lower the lake levels here in anticipation of more rain. we'll probably get another two to three inches with the next batch coming through. speaking of an area that's been this drought but still is a heavy dose of rain in the last few day southern california. water rescuers were out in foul force. this guy is stuck in his truck after nearly two inches of rainfall fell in the last two days across san diego. phoenix seeing almost an inch. over an inch in los angeles, too. not a drought denter. but every bit helps. a little dryer there today. cooler. unsettled weather across the inner mountain west. unsettled across the northeast. it will be sticky, humid. thunderstorms that could be heavy from cincinnati back through philadelphia and new york city. over the next three day the mid south, the deep south, you'll stay very very summer like. the heat humidity. temperatures in the 80s, lower >> good morning. yes, the sumummer sizzl it t is coming back. a a very nice morornin

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the national guard was called in denton county, texas. communities rising in floodwaters. >> i've lived in cisco for 10 years and i haven't seen anything like this for a long time. >> reporter: to the north the twisters also produced flash flooding in oklahoma. , south dakota is expecting inches of rain before the storm runs out. delays linger throughout the weekend at airports. >> the storm is still having the ability to get worse. we get more rainfall and possibly more flooding. >> jonathan martin, al jazeera. >> kevin corriveau, bad now, how long is it going to stay bad? >> this is sunday, we started this particular event last tuesday and we have one more day out of it. and we've seen a lot of tornadoes. of course may is the big month for tornadoes. we normally see about 240 tornadoes. since tuesday, all the way through saturday we have seen 117 and tonight we have seen an additional 23 tornadoes across the region. now, the big problem i think for rest of the evening is what's happening down towards texas arkansas as well as oklahoma.

you can see how it's pretty much cleared the western ashore, easton over to denton, denton maybe 45 minutes to an hour. you not anybody driving out toward the coast, still wet there a few more hours. if you're headed out this evening, you'll need a jacket. 49 in white oak, 55 in washington, loudoun county 50 to 54 there. it is a chilly night. clouds will slowly break up but not until late tonight with temperatures fairly steady. overnight we're falling into the 40s and 50s. after the chilly start tomorrow got some really good news for the weekend coming up. >>> a maryland grandmother now charged with murder after she opened fire in a mcdonald's parking lot late yesterday killing the new stepfather of her grand clipper and wounding the children's mother. scott broom is in waldorf with new details from investigator. what the heck, scott? >> reporter: we're here at mcdonald's at the charles town center mall. investigators describe what happened as a nest domestic situation exploding into violence in a most unlikely place, the mcdonald's parking lot behind me, and with a most unlikely person al

denton is in the clear but if you're in the gains vill area you definitely need to be on the look outver. this tornado warning is in effect -- but they keep extending it. keep a look out. and oklahoma city has cleared out. but a lot of rain again tonight. in fact yesterday, they set a record seven inches of rain. a little bit more. that was the rainiest day on record. and third rainiest day ever in oklahoma city. we're not only talk about the severe weather, we're talking about snow in the forecast and that's going to make the next couple of days very very tricky. and a moderate risk of weather in oklahoma city and does continue for saturday as well. and we're going to watch it the next couple of days. >> and as we mentioned, many parts in the midwest in clean up mode. and today, a lautd of peepot of people it was about surveying the damage. >> reporter: multiple twisters tore through four states in the southern great plains snapping trees and downing power lines. >> i have trees coming down on me i have to back out of here. >> reporter: the weather service reports touching down in ka

a short time ago this national guard helicopter was on the scene over denton county texas a hard-hit area. people are being pulled from cars and homes after being stranded by flood water. in other areas people hit by the twisters are trying to pick up the pieces. >> that is a tornado. >> reporter: cisco, texas, 140 miles west of dallas ground zero for a deadly out break of twisters spun off from a weather system stretching up and down the midwest. dozens of tornado from the lone star state from the tiny farming town of dell mont south dacted. hail raining council on windshield. saturday night lightening sparking a gas well sparking flames. that could be seen for miles. >> water, telephone poles, trees, ripped out of the ground much very powerful and disruptive. >> sunday sunrise bought damage to light. homes ripped in half. one home was struck by lightening, six flags over texas took a beating. >> i lived in cisco for over 10 years now. i have not seen anything like that for a long time. to the north, the twisters produced flash flooding and oklahoma. as much as 24 inches of rain is

in denton county rescue helicopters pulled six people from their flooded homes. in crum a swollen creek swept away cars. >>> a tornado in eastland county texas. we have jennifer gray there. >> reporter: this is west of dallas in the town of cisco. this is an area hardest hit by the storms on saturday. you see the trees behind snapped in half. preliminary reports are saying it was an ef-3 tornado that came through here and caused extensive damage three quarters of a mile wide and a path of seven miles long. we were up at a higher elevation. you see the trees snapped. a couple of miles in that direction, we have been told that three homes were a total loss. we can can't't get to them. trees are down covering the road. unfortunately, one person died in the storms on saturday. three others injured. at last report one person in critical condition. we talked to the public information officer from the area. he said they had tornadoes before but none has really impacted many structures. this is the hardest they have been hit in the area. more storms in the forecast later

rob is tracking it all from denton county, texas. hi, rob. >> paula, here in north texas where they have received in some spots over a foot of rain in the past week they're trying to lower the lake levels in some of the reservoirs. the army corpss of engineers have opened the the flood gates at times. when they were fully open cranking out as much as 5 to 50 50,000 gallons of what ear second. we're at the lower end of that now. they're telling us it's been enough to fill texas stadium, cowboys stadium sever times over. eight reports of tornados in all across the high plains. as far as a severe weather risk for today. the risk is moderate a high category. so strong probability of seeing some tornadoes. some of which could be strong tornadoes and on the ground for a long time and doing some damage. we'll be watching for that potential. tomorrow, the areas of slightly less risk and it moves off to the east. it's a more pop lated area. a second weekend in a row of severe weather. with that, the flood risk here in north texas and south ok

hail the size of golf balls near denton texas overnight.setoff a natural gas well explosion. a 4.0 magnitude earthquake. >>> and several tornadoes through oklahoma. one woman died after her storm shelter flooded. oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency. >>> rain is expected in colorado over the next few days. no damage reported with the storm which brought heavy rain. colorado springs pelted with up to -- it looks like snow drifts. 8 inches of hail. that is quarter-sized hail. >>> south dakota a storm with strong winds collapsed the roof of the building of the cheyenne indian certifyreservation. only four people suffered injuries. >>> more than 18 million people under the threat of severe storms today. meteorologist derek van dam is tracking the forecast for us. derek. >> good morning, john and christine. unfortunately, we have another active day of severe weather forecast across the central plain states. this time the set up looks like this we have very cool dry air funneled behind an upper level disturbance. ahead of this is ver

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this is at about 25 miles per hour and about to cross over i-35 in denton. it is no north -- to the north of you, but if you are in denton take cover. this is in effect until 8:00 central time and they keep extending it so it could stay on the ground for longer. so be on the lookout if you are in north texas in that area. oklahoma city has cleared out. that is where we saw the rough weather yesterday. but rough rain again tonight. yesterday they set a report. 7 inches of rain. a little bit more. that was the rainiest day on record as far as yesterday was concerned. third rainiest day ever in oklahoma city. not only talking about the severe weather, but snow in the forecast as well and that will make the next couple of days very very tricky as far as that severe weather goes. we could see some danger weather. in fact moderate risk of severe weather in oklahoma city and continues into saturday as well so we'll watch it over the next couple of days. >> jennifer gray. thank you. >>> and parts of the midwest in clean-up mode after tornados rip through four states

this is the one that included denton a little earlier ago.vation and it has been confirmed, tornado on the ground near gunter. it doesn't look like a very large tornado warning area but the concern here to me this is the same storm, with he had a warning on earlier was only moving at 25 miles per hour. now it is 55 miles per hour. that is a tremendous windmaker. and a lot of damage just from the winds alone. so again gunter until 3:45 itten to monitor this one. there's going to be many more ana, no doubt about it, but it has been observed law enforcement as well keep you posted. getting your workout in today. >> yes, we are. >> thank you so much tom. june next in the newsroom, a new poll out shows jeb bush lagging in the politically correct state of iowa. what's going on? our political panel weighs in next. hey, three putt. and starting each day with a delicious bowl of heart healthy kellogg's raisin bran. how's your cereal? sweet! tastes like winning. how would you know what winning tastes like? dave knows it's also a delicious source of fib

. >> dom champion joins us from denton, texas, with an update on these torrential storms., good morning. >> reporter: beating indeed, good morning ukee, erika. daylight will certainly help crews assess the damage here in part of texas just taste whatever people here are dealing with. you can see this tree was just split by a tornado that plowed through here yesterday. further down this muddy driveway here, you can see another huge tree, fell on part of a house and a truck here. meantime about 100 miles away from here, another town suffered major damage in what's by what's thought to be, a tornado. all of this, coming on the fifth straight day of violent weather in this part of the country. >> van is the latest texas town hit by a reported tornado, dozens of people were injured, nearly a third of the town was damaged. >> there goes the school. >> reporter: this video of a tornado ripping the roof off iowa school, shows the winds that were blasting all week end. >> i felt like my ears were going to pop. >> from the twitter -- twist their tore off the roof of the church house

a tornado did touch down in denton and people had very little warning. >> everything was calm and still no wind or rain and i looked to the west and i could see it circling and could hear it sounded like a plane going over the house. >> strong winds damaged schools and churches in iowa and south dakota. in some bazookas people had to be pulled from their cars by helicopter crews. >>> and in northern colorado the streams are flooding that are normally dry. you see it there. all five people inside managed to safely get out the back of this ambulance. just minutes later it was extreme submerged in the air and could be days until it's removed. >>> for the second time in a month an east bay pharmacy is cleaning up after an suv came crashing through the front window. what investigators say the criminals were after. >>> in what city did the gris dollars least play basketball before they moved here. >> toronto. >> new orleans. >> colorado. >> yeah that city. how much do fans know about the warriors play off opponent. up next we put them to the test. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along oka

. >> in denton three wells exist for every mile of land.e than 40 0 cities and towns across the u.s. are also trying to ban frac-ing. >>> also in texas police on high alert where there are warnings there could be more violence after sunday's biker gang shootout in waco. nine people died many others were hurt during the shooting between rival gangs at a restaurant. police say they are ready today to handle whatever happens next. >> we won't talk about what we're doing. we'll just say that we are prepared and able to handle any threat that comes towards us. >> the twin peaks restaurant where it happened has been shut down. >>> the shootout is just the latest chapter in a long history of skrie lens involving motorcycle gangs in the u.s. richelle carey has more. >> reporter: revved up and ready for the ride motorcycle clubs convey an era of rebellion, most of them harmless with thousands finding camaraderie on the road. but there is a small slice of the culture that the federal government considers as ruthless as mobsters. they have identified

this is in denton county which was slammed by a tornado and they are still dealing with flash floods. big changes to talk about with the weather. a lot that you need to know for the work week. devon lucie is joining us with a first check the forecast. devon: the severe west shifted to the west, and the flash flooding us sometimes a severe problem. for us, heat and humidity. low to mid 80's across the region, some areas a lot warmer. the real-time temps, back into the 70's in some cases, upper 60's manassas. it will slowly creep downwards with the temperatures. it feels fairly humid. the bigger picture, a cold front to the west, ana to the south. they converge in the mid-atlantic. the heat and humidity is here. starting the school day, cloudy skies, mid 60's. may get by without the jacket. for yourself getting to the office, have the rain gear ready. by the afternoon, evening, scattered showers and storms. more about the heat, humidity, storm chances, and a spike in temperatures before a big plunge. a lot to cover coming up in the forecast. kellye: a rough night at the verizon center,

here in denton texas, the flood gates of this dam being opened in anticipation of more rain this weekend. >>> now, to tragic news out of nepal. the six helicopters vanishing after trying to help out after the earthquake. and wreckage foupdnd it's unlikely anyone survived. terry moran has the story. >> based on what we saw and the condition of the aircraft we believe there were no survivors. >> reporter: it was one of these helicopters. two bodies recovered today, none yet identified. families so far have only been told their loved ones were on board. this was the pilot, his family speaking tonight. >> i love you, chris. i'm proud of you. >> reporter: among those last this sergeant. and the day before the crash, this video shows others reportedly missing. >> uh-1 yankee pilot here. we're able to deliver some rice potatoes and tarps to smaller villages. >> reporter: they all answered the call of duty. terry moran abc news. >> thank you. >>> and now to iraq. ra ramadi overtaken by isis. families fleeing amid reports of suicide attacks and mass executions. >>> and back at home in illinois, n

. >> rob marciano in denton county texas. rob? >> the rain in the city and chaos has ended. but there's more rain coming. severe threat in oklahoma and parts of arkansas and west texas. watching that to bring more rain here. thankfully there's a pattern change coming to push it to the east but not until sunday. with that next batch coming the army corps of engineers have opened this up because more rain is on the way. >> rob, thanks. >>> also developing at this hour new details of alleged sexual misconduct. dennis hastert, accused of paying millions of dollars of hush money. jonathan karl tonight. >> good-bye, friends. >> reporter: tonight, we are learning new details about the allegations about the man who was once the most powerful man in congress. the indictment only says past misconduct, but sources briefed on the investigation tell abc news hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million as hush money to somebody he allegedly sexually abused during the time he was a teacher and wrestling coach at yorkville high school in illinois. hastert spent 16 years teaching and coaching at york

the move was a response to a local ordinance in denton texas, passed in november which beened fracking about pollution, nosebleeds headaches and nausea that they attributed to fracking. now that this bill has been signed into law residents of denton are no longer allowed to have a say on whether that fracking takes place on their land. that is something that will be left to the state. something that could be tricky territory for texas where oil and gas drilling contributed more than $12 billion to the state's revenue in 2013. and although the science isn't settled on fracking or its effects on the environment or on public health, there is enough evidence that could at the very least make people skeptical. for example, studies have linked fracking to the following. a rise in earthquakes. a rise in water contamination. a rise in infertility and miscarriages and birth defects. as of now concerned texas citizens can only hope that government greg abbott overturns his ban on the ban on fracking, or one day issues a ban on the ban on the ban on fracking. that's all for now. "the ed show" is

. >>> in denton texas, a natural gas well exploded and burned last night in an apparent lightning strikeevere weather sparked the blast. there were no evacuations or injuries. >>> the senate overwhelmingly passed a bill to give congress a chance to pass any nuclear deal with iran. the vote was 98-1. senators could possibly reject a deal. the house is expected to vote on the measure next week. >>> on to "cbs moneywatch," lumber liquidateors pulls its controversy flooring. >> today's jobs report for april is expected to bounce back from march. experts predict that u.s. employers added more than 215,000 positions last month. that follows the very small increase in march. the unemployment rate is expected to drop to 5.4%. asian financial markets were mostly higher ahead of the jobs report. tokyo's nikkei gained half a percent. hong kong's hang seng rose more than 1%. here on wall street they'll analyze john data. the dow gained 82 points thursday the s&p 500 was up 7 points, and the nasdaq added nearly 36 points. >>> lumber liquidators is taking all of its lumber out of the country. it says