. >>> there's late word tonight of deadly storm damage in downtown st. louis. at least one person has been killed and 17 more hurt. some of them critically and rushed to hospitals after a tent collapsed on top of them. local fire officials say at least 100 people were treated at the scene for various injuries. it happened outside a bar near busch stadium. high winds took down the tent during a severe storm. >>> to presidential politics now and a war of words that has erupted between the white house and republicans as we approach the anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. we're live in washington with details. >> by any measure, it was a success. >> now we can report that osama bin laden is dead. >> one year ago wednesday, the daring raid deep into pakistan when navy s.e.a.l.s.s shot and killed bin laden. but now republicans are accusing the white house of spiking the football for political gain. >> the vice president at a rally on saturday. >> if you're looking for a bumper sticker on how obama handled what we inherited. it's pretty simple. osama bin lade

an incredible spectacle in downtown st., a steam pipe ruptures buckling the pavement and sending a plume of steam over the city. crews were able to shut off the valve in about an hour. no injuries were reported. the underground steam line helped to heat a number of buildings. >>> an anti-bullying rally outside a texas high school ended with a melee. it started out peacefully, and then two men are seen taunting the group and start throwing punches. police arrived and detained them. they were a football player from the high school and his father. the father was charged with assault and public intoxication. >>> the 911 call made by the man who shot florida teenager trayvon martin is coming under scrutiny. his lawyers are saying that their client used the word "punks" instead of a racial slur and was yelling for help before shooting the teenager. the audio tape is garbeled. >>> from passenger to pilot in the blink of an eye, a brave 80- year-old woman was forced to take over the plane when her husband has a heart attack at the

. >>> a broken pipe is being blamed for a massive plume of steam downtown st. louis.he 20-inch steam pipe broke this morning. you can see how it looks. the steam is just blowing into the air. you can see it from miles away. thankfully no one was hurt. the st. louis fire official says that they will now need to shut down the street for the next couple of weeks to fix it. no word on exactly what caused that steam pipe's rupture. >> let's talk about the weather around here. >> yeah, you can definitely feel a cool down compared to yesterday, derek. we have had mid-70s yesterday at this time. today in the low 60s. average high is in the low 60s. so this is where we should be for this time of the year temperature wise. though we did see the sunny skies as well later on today. here is a look at the weather camera. a beautiful shot of the white house today. on this thursday evening, right now where we are mostly sunny. 59 degrees. winds are north-northwest at around 10 miles per hour. and we are looking at a freeze warning for you in effect. it's all highlighted in blue. nort

it was the only available time that i had to come home to usei had taken the work at my job in downtown st. paul and i had planned to go straight home because the red eye you know you get tired flying that particular flight. i was wearing jeans, a jacket, and a baseball cap and no makeup because i like to be comfortable in flying. once i got off the plane, i collected my luggage and headed toward the elevator to take the shuttle downtown because i live in downtown minneapolis. while i was waiting for the doors of the elevator to close, i saw a man and a woman running two catch the elevator so i held the door open. they entered the elevator and rode down with me. when the elevator doors opened, the woman said excuse me, and i turned around and they had their badge out. their badges out. they said that they were dea agents and it was their job to watch for people bringing in drugs and money for laundering. i asked them what was their criteria for stopping me and they told me that my carry on looked heavy. after i questioned them, they got defensive and told me not to be indignant. they wante

st. louis? >> it's right over downtown as we speak. icated tornado but skies looking very ominous, this is from the earth cam network, showing the st. louis arch, it literally turned from day to night looking like that. there is a possible tornado, in addition to that we're getting reports in overland, missouri of baseball and tennis ball-sizeded hail. so a lot of damages and a lot of threats associated with this storm. it moving through the downtown area right now, the tornado warning in effect until 6:30 central time, so that's just about ten minutes left on this warning, but we think this is a very intense storm that will stay strong as it moves through the entire metro area and makes its way to illinois. if we get any ground reports on that tornado, we'll break n. >>> we'll have our top stories coming up next, and imagine looking at a website full of missing children and seeing yourself. that's what happened to a philadelphia man, his story is just ahead. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. b

at downtown st. louis and we saw one reporting 35. and conflicting reports and of course, strong winds and a tent, not good news. it is it uation that we are watching closely and what was happening on the ground. we'll come back to you as the news warrants also tonight on the fox report. >> the people who watch the president. now closely watch themselves. chapa rone for the secret service in the wake of a hooker scandal. >> also the most elite fighter jets in our arsenil. and they are never battle tested. in minutes what the u.s. air force is officially saying on the record about the strategic position of the f-22. and new surveliance video as the search for a missing arizona girl extends south of the border. why people want to talk to the people you see on this tape. new reaction to the rules put in place for the u.s. secret service it was a saturday night and we were learning about the scandal in columbia involving agents and military officers and prostitutes and now something out of a high school hand book. men protectinglet presid

i had taken the day off from work in my job in downtown st. paul and i had planned to go straight home because you get tired flying the red eye. i was wearing jeans, a jacket, and a baseball cap and no makeup because i like to be comfortable in flying. once i got off the plane, i collected my luggage and headed toward the elevators to take the shuttle downtown because i live in downtown minneapolis. while i was waiting for the doors of the elevator to close, i saw a man and a woman running to catch the elevator so i held the door open. they entered the elevator and rode down with me. when the elevator doors opened, the woman said," excuse me." i turned around and they have their badges out. they said they were dea agents and it was their job to watch for people bring in drugs and money for laundering. and ask them what their criteria was for stopping me and they told me that might carry on looked heavy. after a question of them, they got defense of and told me not to be indignant. they wanted to see my airline ticket and my identification. the

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this is cell phone video of a fight in downtown baltimore on st. patrick's day. the guy in the green got punched hard in the face. the crowd laughed, then proceeded to strip him naked, take his car keys, watch, money and iphone. today police arrested this man for throwing that punch, 20- year-old aaron parsons. they're still looking for more suspects. >>> the news edge on virginia now where someone has been igniting bottle bombs in a few woodbridge neighborhoods. it's been happening for weeks. police want to pull the plug on this because they say the explosives have the potential to kill. fox 5's audrey barnes with this one now. >> investigators released some surveillance photos of the suspects setting off one of those bottle bombs. he's wearing a distinctive royal blue hoodie. police hope someone recognizes him and gives them a call. the latest bottle bomb incidents have been centered in the westwood area of woodbridge. complexes loaded with kids, a series of explosions last wednesday has residents on edge not knowing who's behind them and why. >> hear three exp

. >>> video of this humiliating assault downtown baltimore, st. patrick's day, leads police to one arrest. 21-year-old aaron parsons, seen in this new mug slot, faces a slew of charges. he turned himself in to police, ordered on $1 million bail. now held at central booking, a judge reduced the bail to $500,000. lower than prosecutors wanted, but still too high, according to parson's attorney. warren brown. >> it is a little more than hysteria. there may be a point in time, where aaron is going to be held criminally responsible and pay some price. but now is not the time to start to impose sanctions. >> reporter: in the video, it's clear other people took part in the assault, even stripping the arlington tourist of his clothes. >> there are more individuals in this case that we have been looking for. and hopefully now that we have been identifying one of them, he's been charged, it will lead to the identity of others. >> reporter: police are still looking to identify the other suspects. is your client going to help out in that? >> it looks like all

downtown beating.the second arrest in the st. patty's ddy attack and the two other suspects police are searching for. a massive warehouse fire.what may have led to the blaze...and the growing concersn for those who live i'm jeff baand barndand i'm jennifer gilbert. we have an update tonight onn story you saw firstton fox... bbltimore city police have arrested a second suspecc in the beating of a tourist on day.janice park live at city suspect in custody and the high bail sse's facing.. janice? sinceest. patrick's day police have been on thh hunt for four suspects.one man has turned himself in anddpolice announceddtoday that a 20 year old womaa who used a shoe as a &pweepon is also in custody. this is the viral video f an arlington, virginia man beinn beaten outside of courthouse east.police say tte ublic has &preally stepped up. after we first aired the story police received thousands of calls and emails...from as far as california...helping them identify suspects.earlier thiss month, 20 year old aaron parsons turned himself into

this all happened in downtown baltimore on st. patrick's day. that guy in the green walks towards someone who then punches him in the face. when audio is up, can you hear his head hit the pavement. the crowd laughed and then proceeded to strip him naked and take his car keys, watch, money and iphone. the video was posted online. police are investigating. >>> we're following a developing story out of peru. urgency is build to rescue nine miners that have been trapped under ground for five days. peru's mining minister is now turning to mining companies asking for equipment and experts to help with the rescue. thursday's collapse occurred following a blast set off by the miners in a mine that had reportedly been shut down since the 1980s. >>> the u.s. and afghanistan have resolved one of the most difficult sticking points in allegiance. it hands over the nighttime raids to afghan forces. no american soldiers will be allowed to take any civilian detainees way. they will be held and prosecuted under afghan law instead. >>> there are also new developm

. >> reporter: video of this humiliating assault outside of the courthouse, downtown baltimore, on st. patrick's day, leads police to one arrest. 20-year-old aaron parsons, seen in this new mug shot, faces a slew of charges. he turned himself in to police friday night. now held at central booking, a judge reduced the bail to $500,000. lower than prosecutors wanted but still high, according to his attorney. >> it is a little more than hysteria. there may be a point in time, where aaron will be held criminally responsible and have to pay a price. but now is not the time to impose sanctions. >> reporter: in the video, it's clear are the people took part in the assault, even stripping the arlington, virginia tourist of his clothes. >> there are more people we are looking for. and now that we have one charged, hopefully it will lead to the arrest. others. >> reporter: is your client going to help out? >> it looks like all of these people are congratulate. -- together. aaron did not know these people. >> reporter: but others do. including a man who approached wjz right outside the jail. >>

st. james park in downtown this afternoon.s the city's latest attempt to change the community's perception of this park which has been a haven for homeless people in san jose for decades. there have been many other attempts to make the park more family friendly over the years, including summer concerts and movie nights. but none have brought about any lasting change. people in the community say they hope today's hunt will make a difference. >> the people who really spearheaded this this time were the people that are working to make st. james park used for families, where we can, you know, have soccer games and families can come here and enjoy the park. >> the hunt was organized by many neighborhood groups including the first unitarian church, the st. james neighborhood association, the san jose athletic club, and the third street community center. >>> beautiful weekend, beautiful day for an easter egg hunt. but changes i hear are on the way. >> you said it right. we had a beautiful day, picture perfect weather. the only thing

st. john's church in downtown washington, this is a little more than an hour. >> thank you so much, neal, for that kind introduction. i can always tell when my staff works on an introduction for me because they tell you everything about me except the fact that i was president of my third-grade class. two years in a row. there's hope for everybody. i can't tell you how pleased i am to be here today, to be part of what is a very important conversation that will illuminate african-american life and work in this neighborhood, which has always been an incredibly important integrated neighborhood. but as i thought about this today, trying to think about how i felt about being here, i kept remembering a letter that i received when i was at the smithsonian, which i guess is now. and the letter said -- well, it started out dear left-wing historian, so i knew it wasn't going to be good, but forget that part of the letter. the letter went on to say that the author worries that we are spending so much time looking at african-american life and culture. as he said in the letter, you are talking about t

st. paul street to head in to downtown. back over to you. >>> procrastinators, time is running out, tax returns must be postmarked by midnight today. megan pringle is live with last minute tips for you last minute filers. >> reporter: right now it's early in the morning , the post office is quiet. you better believe a lot of people will be coming in and out, dropping off taxes. you wait until the last minute, that's how it goes. a lot of times you say who waits until the last day? a lot of us do. not all post offices are going to have late hours, but here at the main post office in downtown baltimore, they will have late hours. that's a good thing to keep in mind. you can go to certain tax preparers and take information. a lot will say, it is best to file an extension. that is an option for a lot of you out there. if you are going to go to a tax preparer, bring all your important documents, bring your information, your receipts, your income history, and all sorts of information so they know. comptroller is going to be here

st. patrick's day weekend downtown. >> shayona davis is being held on $750,000 bond. david collins sat in on the bail hearing and joins us now live from the newsroom. >> she stood in court wearing a pink jumpsuit and answered each of the judge's questions politely and then a loud voice. what is most interesting about the cases that she is charged with armed robbery. she is accused of beating the victim with a high-heeled shoe. a police and prosecutors consider her shoe a weapon. >> 20-year-old shayona davis remains in a -- in jail on $750,000 bond. the court judge considered davis a substantial an extreme risk to the public. she faces four charges, including armed robbery. video that went viral on youtube captured her being a victim with her high-heeled shoe. police and prosecutors declared steven chu a weapon. >> -- declared her high-heeled shoe a weapon. >> court testimony indicates davis has a 1-year-old daughter, she is unemployed, and lives with her grandmother and two sisters. someone in the crowd announces "let's get his car keys." >> when he walks away, he get

downtown location. on the proposed plan, narrowing from st. is a big concern because currently, as he's very sensitive to traffic disruption. at those intersections, the projection is that of another building were added, it would create gridlock at peak afternoon traffic since there are very few escape routes in the area. in addition, the proposed plan faces the building against property line, which would mean that the curve has been pushed further into the street, thus shrinking from street by 9 feet. currently, the gateway fence is set back from the property line, and there is a 10-foot side walk from the property line to the curb. i am struggling to see that it is an improvement. another question relating to this -- has a developer thought about the gateway apartment maintenance vehicles that trail four or five wagons around the apartment building daily? these vehicles, along with the garbage pickup, always double parked outside the loading bay at various times, including peak periods. how will a narrower street cope with this? in addition,

st. james park in downtown san jose, the city's latest attempt to change the perception of that park. there have been many attempts to make the park more family friendly over the years, including summer concerts and movie nights. none have brought about lasting change. people in the community say they hope today's hunt will make a difference. >> the people who really spearheaded this this time were the people that are working to make st. james park used for families, where we can, you know, have soccer games and families can come here and enjoy the park. >> the hunt was organized by many neighborhood groups including the first unitarian church, the st. james neighborhood association, the san jose athletic club, and the third street community center. >>> coming up next, north korea moves full speed ahead with a controversial rocket launch. in an unusual turn of events the secretive nation opens up and lets the world in on its plans. >>> fact or fiction? what you've learned about the "titanic" from the silver screen may not be true. >>> spring skiing in the sierra. how ski resorts are h

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st. paul area or the downtown area, so of course, we hope that people are seeking shelter and we want tonow where the storm system is today. a little further off to the east, yesterday, produced tornados across portions of nebraska and kansas, down through oklahoma and reports of tornados yesterday. today we're seeing severe weather and ten reports so far of tornados across the north central area of low pressure over portions of the dakotas, into portions of minnesota and we have showers and storms stretching all the way down through parts of eastern texas and a very large system. and one tornado watch in effect until 11 p.m. central time across the minneapolis-st. paul and the area including northern portions of iowa and western parts of wisconsin and tracking the showers and storms and continue to rotate possibly producing tornados out there. two other watches to the south including the city of st. louis and little rock and both of these go into midnight local time tonight and we'll continue to keep an eye on this. and we had one across parts of arkansas and that is in effect and it's

st. patrick's day beating. the attack that happened in downtown baltimore. shatia bald win was taken into police custody wednesday night. this video was all over the internet. it went viral after a man was shown being beaten and robbed and stripped of his clothes. they arrested three others in the case. >>> well coming up high winds make a routine landing pretty tough for some planes. we're going to show you the video that might have you thinking ooh i might want to wait on the tarmac in tough weather. >> also ahead this morning more information on the arrest in the phylicia barnes' case. that story coming up. we're going to talk live with a man who was very close to the investigation and close with the family every step of the way. >> and we have showers on maryland's most powerful radar this morning. i'll tell you how long they stick around coming up. achoo! nasal allergy symptoms like congestion, runny nose, itchy nose and sneezing can hit you year-round, indoors or out. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms any

it's 2:00 in the morning in downtown baltimore the day after st. patrick's day. him suggestively, people messing with him, then someone notices his watch. you see someone grab something from his pocket, he goes get it back. but it doesn't stop there, this is a second tape, someone else is also recording the incident, the man who's been identified as a 31-year-old arlington, virginia resident is kicked and punched. we showed the video to several people in baltimore. the reaction outrage and d disgust. >> obviously he didn't do anything to anybody. they just got up on him and started beating up on him. >> reporter: what about the people watching? >> i think that's even worse, you would think they would intervene and try to help. but not everyone has that mindset. >> when he woke up, he had no memory of what had happened. but he had a black eyes. >> an iphone valued at $500 and the key to an audi valued at $300. detective nicole monroe says they are asking for witness statements from those in the video. >> not only did they rob him, but they attempted to trip him of

st. john's catholic school in frederick. 50 downtown 45 winchester we are start ging in the 40's for thease in cloud cover. partly sunny with highs in the upper 60's to near 70. 71 is the average high today. scattered light rain possible late tonight northwest of washington after sunset and tonight and into tomorrow scattered showers and thunderstorms. near 80 tomorrow. have the umbrella handy. periodic showers and storms. look how we warm up. not only will you notice the increase in the heat near 90 thursday but humidity and with that summer-like weather pattern comes the chance of a stray or isolated thundershower every afternoon tuesday through friday. any issues on the road? >> 32 near i-97 a collision. 95 north before the baltimore beltway traffic can get around an accident. volume on 95 virginia northbound but in to stafford some debris in the roadway and victims on the shoulder examining their vehicles. we have 270 i believe is the focus here on the beltway it looks great at new hampshire avenue around to 270 and across the american ledge bridge. now back to the news desk. >> let'

fans gathered in downtown san jose watching the game against the st. louis blues.enth-seeded sharks, who made it to the playoffs, thanks to a late-season charge, are the underdogs against the second-seeded blues. >> oh, i think that this may be the year that they go further than the last few years. they don't seem to have the pressure they did in the last years. we'll see how it goes. >> game two is on saturday in st. louis. then the tank will be rocking monday night for game three. right now let's get all the updates in sports. >>> they're in the middle of the game right now. let's find out the score with henry in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. hi, henry. >> hey, janelle. tonight the real hockey season begins for the san jose sharks. team teal is taking on the st. louis blues in the opening round of the stanley cup playoffs. game is in progress right now on comcast sportsnet california. let's go out to st. louis. sharks and blues, came one of this series. scoreless in the second, sharks on the power play. dan boyle's shot deflected in and it's 1-0 sharks. good ne

downtown washington only near 40 degrees. only in the mid 30s in prince george's, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel, except near the bay and cross to the west, in prince william county and through culpeper, it's also just into the mid 30s now. now for quantico in prince william county, by mid morning, near 60. bright sunshine. by noontime for the lunch hour, it should be in the mid to upper 60s. and then by mid to late afternoon, ought to be peaking around 70 degrees with a few clouds rolling in. getting rather cloudy by midnight. we'll be down to near 60 there by this time tomorrow morning. it will maybe be raining as we start off thursday morning. then tomorrow, maybe showers. could get afternoon storms, too, upper 70s. sun back on friday, mid 60s. over the weekend, saturday, a chance of maybe an afternoon shower into saturday evening. sunday, partly sunny, the mid 60s. partly cloudy monday/tuesday into next week. matt? >>> traffic's thick on the dulles toll road, tom. we have that construction right there at the beltway on the westbound side. that had been shut down all morn

st. mary's county getting heavier burst of showers. officially at the airport, 0.16 inch and 0.18 inch downtown. the high was only 61 degrees at bwi marshall. back in 2001 we actually had a trace of snow come down on april 18. the pollen count came down a little bit today and will be lower tomorrow. 50 degrees -- westminster in the 40's, mid-40's in western maryland. many areas will be cooling through the low and mid-40's. shortly after dawn, we will see the skies clearing and it looks like a pretty nice afternoon tomorrow as the sunshine returns. we wake up to cloudy skies, 42- 49 degrees, sunrise behind a cloud that 6:23. highs of 64-69. all of that equals a really nice spring day tomorrow. waves chopping along at about 1 foot, water temperatures up to 60. sunshine returns to the mountains tomorrow and friday. expect some rain in amounts over the weekend if you are headed that way. the eastern shore could have a sprinkle or even some fog in the morning, then clearing in the afternoon. the lower eastern shore is where the rain lingers through the morning hours, with some clearing in the afterno

st. mary's college professor says the positive is housing downtown to potential customers downtown. at all hours of the day. but shutting off the street should not be treated lightly. >> we need to look of the traffic patterns to see whether or not that would cut out a whole lot of automobile traffic, that might be necessary to make the shops viable. >> cities like chicago and boston in fresno have seen similar projects fail. >> the concern is that it continues to feel like a downtown street. that is still connected. >> one retailer told us off- camera the bigger concern is the process. stores would close for your to likely forcing small business owners out of business. when shoppers here that, their enthusiasm cools. >> that is the cost to progress, i guess, i don't know. that is a long time. >> they don't have to, but there're will be consequences. >> simply put the city of walnut creek does not want to miss out. of course the devil is in the details, the have not been finalized. it will probably be maybe july or august before the city council takes a final vote. >> you would not

st. louis this afternoon, collapsing a tent outside a downtown bar and killing one man.eports of at least seven people -- 17 people taken to hospitals, five in critical condition. a kent was erented at kilroy sport -- a tent was erected at the kilroy sports labrador they were celebrating when the storm struck. >> updating the case of a missing 6-year-old. isabel vanished from her home a week ago. they have turned up nothing. federal marshals are helping in the search but police say they are scaling back their effort. investigators are still pursuing more than a dozen tips in that case. >> we're looking at all options. they remain to be -- they remain to us as options. they are on the table. we're not focusing on any one single source. >> there is a $30,000 reward in the case. >> in syria a suicide bomber detonates an explosive belt that he was wearing near a school and mosque killing nine and injuring 30 others. the blast in the capitol of damascus happened as worshippers were leaving friday prayers. it came two weeks after a supposed cease-fire that you meant to bring a

downtown this morning. those alternate routes may be a factor for you this morning. we would suggest maybe st.treet. >>> the voices change when teenagers hit puberty. >> especially for boys, now jake is an internet sensation after posting a video of himself voicing a mock dome trailer for the style of voiceover king don la fontaine. listen. >> in a world where the earth was no longer in our control. with our survival at stake, we have one chance and that chance is to fight back. get ready for the most thrill road motion picture event of the year. "apocalypse" in theaters everywhere friday. >> of course he was in north carolina. some day to hollywood. >> okay, i want that kid to voice of the tsa strip search of the guy at the gate. >> oh no. >> that's what i want. [ laughter ] >> that's hilarious. >> that's a look at the abc2 newsroom.

st. louis, powerful winds are being blamed for a tent collapse that left one person dead, dozens injured. it happened outside a downtown bar where more than 200 people had gathered after attending the cardinals baseball game at nearby busch stadium. strong winds swept up the tent sending poles flying through the crowd and striking several people in the head. witnesses say loud music had been playing inside that tent. and that prevented people from hearing the powerful storms approaching. 17 people were taken to the hospital. 5 of them seriously injured. close to 100 others were treated at the scene for minor injuries. >>> the soul survivor of a police chase that ended in a fiery crash that left three others dead is now suing montgomery county police. 18-year-old rico richardson is seeking more than $10 million. he contends a cruiser rammed into richardson's car and caused the crash. rico said he suffered fractured ribs and emotional damage after watching his two friends die. they confirmed a suit was filed against the department but police will not comment on an active lawsuit. >>> in political news at today's virginia

st. louis area late this afternoon. the storm knocked down a party tent at a downtown bar, killing one person and injuring as many as 100others. five people are reported in critical condition. facebook and twit rer now essential tools for protest movements like occupy wall street. nine in 10 law enforcement agencies say they monitor social media, and tony guida tells us they're using what they find to make cases against demonstrato demonstrators. >> if you refuse to leave you will be placed under arrest. >> reporter: when occupy wall street occupied the brooklyn bridge last october, police arrested 732 protesters, virtually all charged with disorderly conduct, neither a crime nor a minimum, but a violation. like loitering. >> there's a whole lot of fuss over a politicized traffic ticket. >> reporter: 23-year-old malcolm harris was among those arrests but one of a hand willes of whose twitter account was subpoenaed. >> it's a fishing expedition, and they're going fishing for whatever information they can dredge up, whatever will make this harder on the people who are going out there protesting. >> this is what democracy

st. louis. it happened yesterday afternoon in the downtown area near the baseball stadium.0 people gathered at a bar at a game when winds at around 50 miles per hour blew a tent away. >> lifted it up and everybody inside the tent got hit with poles. >> the bar's owner says the man died from a lightning strike and not debris. the tent passed inspection but they are still investigating the accident. >> scary stuff. >> no doubt. >> i heard that one official said they just did not take the warning seriously, apparently. >> that's trouble. if there is any truth at all to that, the weather service is good about making sure they don't over warn and making sure they are caution about those things, and 50-mile-per-hour winds are technically not even a severe thunderstorm. technically that may not have been a severe thunderstorm, but when thunder roars go indoors, and that does not include tents and that means a real reinforced structure. outside for us, not much of a weather event for us in the next couple of days and that's okay by us. we have a soggy finish to your saturday and sa

st. louis, we learned one person has been killed, 100 injuries when a tent collapsed in high winds in severe weather, downtown near busch stadium. you can see the weather map right at this hour. the severe weather system moving through the area with heavy winds and rain. we're told five people in critical condition, 1 person has died, 100 injured near busch stadium in st. louis. we'll condition to track this story. >>> the other concern, the freeze warning around the nation. this is extreme and could affect the prices we pay at the supermarket. the system is sending temperatures plunging on this last week of april. lows drive into the 20s, maybe lower. and tonight farmers are racing to protect their crops to head off the damage. ginger zee on the freeze tonight. >> reporter: the fires, the fans, and the sheets no it's not a camping trip. it's the round the clock coddling of crops. with the frost and worst deep freeze on the way from michigan to massachusetts by sunday morning, many farmers in for another sleepless night. >> we're watching the weather very, very closely and prepared to take the next steps if w

st. louis, an underground steam pipe burst, sending scalding clouds shooting into the air. the heat was so intense, it caused the pavement to just crumble. it also left downtown buildings without any heat. there's no word on why it happened. >>> it only happens in hollywood or at least beverly hills. a pair of hikers got lost and had to call for help. turns out they weren't in any danger. in fact, they had stumbled into the backyard of movie director tyler perry. not really that bad. hopefully they got to lay out in the sun. >>> in kentucky the search is on for the bride who's missing her wedding dress. it was found on a farm a few days after last month's devastating tornado. it was still on the hanger, actually. the man who discovered it thought it might be a curtain, but he later realized it was a gown. he's gotten in touch with the woman who's trying to help people found their belongings lost in the twister. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather. >> that's in the strange category. >> it is, especially because it stayed on the hanger. looks like it wasn't that dirty. >> most people have them sealed up if you're going to keep your wedding

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st. louis, an underground steam pipe burst, sending a scalding cloud shooting into the air. the heat was so intense, it caused the pavement to crumble. it also left downtown buildings without heat. there's no word on why it happened. >>> and i bet this only happens in hollywood at least next door in beverly hills. a pair of hikers got lost and they called for help. it turns out, there was no damage. they happened to wander into the backyard of movie director tyler perry. >>> and finally in kentucky, the search is on for the bride who's missing her wedding dress. it was found on a farm a few days after last month's devastating tornado. it was still on the hanger, actually. the man who discovered it thought it might be a curtain. he then realized it was the real deal. he's gotten in touch with the woman who's trying to help people find their belongings lost in the twister. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> good morning. one of those weird fridays where some are working, some don't. it's a mixed breed out there. if you are getting ready to go to school or work, we'll update you