rush hour, powerful winds tossing 18-wheelers like they were toy trucks and bad weather sweeping east illinois everybody. we have

east st. louis, illinois is on the other side of the river there just to the south of east st.d they are still receiving damage and you can see on the right-hand side of the screen the watches around warnings are significant as we have now passed 9:30 central daylight time. our station there is ktvi for st. louis. fox for st. louis. local coverage is underway now. they are covering -- they are in the evening newscast now in the 9:00 hour. let's listen. >> the next area that we are going to be watching i'm not convinced that is a big severe weathermaker but it going to add to the rain, a couple of inches of rain with that as it pushes now into phelps county and into montgomery county, warren county and franklin counties in missouri. lightnin. big rain. some wind. at this stage of the game, it is just kind of severe. it is not tornadoic at this stage. >> there you go, guys. >> and we talked a little bit about folks not taking chances. i was on the phone and when i first asked him they said they he would make a decision about five minutes. shortlyñthereafter they said no, we are s

rush hour, powerful winds tossing 18-wheelers like they were toy trucks and bad weather sweeping east illinois. hello, everybody. we have live coverage of this devastation as the emergency response team continues to help folks on the ground and in the heartland. we have janice dean in our extreme weather center. and standing by in oklahoma city. first, let's get a sense of how bad the damage is at this hour. officials are preparing to survey the aftermath. oklahoma governor, mary fallon is joining us by phone. thank you, governor. let's talk about the fact it seems hard to believe even unimaginable you are dealing with the aftermath of this powerful twister just 11 days after the twister that hit northern oklahoma. as i understand it we're talking about a series of twisters that ripped through your state last night. what can you tell us about your damage? >> caller: it's been a hard night and day yesterday. it is hard to believe we would experience another storm especially so soon after what we've been going through with cleanup damage and the recent damage. right now, we're assessing the stor

east. all cutting into illinois.o warnings western illinois just to the eastern side of the mississippi river right there kind of across from st. louis and just to the south and just to the north of the st. louis area. >> shepard: two completely different events. earlier the storms first, the tornadoes first began to form west of oklahoma city around 6:00 central time. just as "the fox report" was going on the air tonight. and oklahoma city was the focus of the world for hours on end and now as we approach 9:00 in the central time zone, this separate system in and around st. louis is causing serious problems. radar showing hundred mile an hour winds in western madison county not the long ago, whether that is a tornado on the ground or not we can't know yet. but we -- straightline winds can become that severe or that strong in this sort of a storm event. i'm reading information from people all over including monitoring the different television stations and trusted outlet there's and sounds like there is damage. i'm no

the other concern is is from decatur and champaign, illinois. east of lexington, toward buffalo.m is moving eastward. so any day for the next two, we could actually see some thunderstorms. really tonight a snapped tree from a wind gust at 350, 60 mils per hour. there could be good rainfall totals. if we get a wind gust, it's going to be brief. we're not seeing the organized supercell thunderstorms we've had the last couple of days. that threat moves from around northern virginia up toward the northeastern part of the u.s. tomorrow. we'll continue to watch it. at least the threat is a little lower than it has been the last five days. >> we'll take anything. a little lower is good. thanks, tom. >>> four months after that bunker standoff in southeast alabama involving a 65-year-old man and a 5-year-old hostage, remember that? today the fbi is releasing audio from the gunman, photos from the inside of the bunker and part of the 911 call by a student who was on the bus when the ordeal began. more now from cnn's alina macha machado. >> this is an inside look where jimmy lee dikes held

east. >>> 74 million people in the path of powerful tornadoes, high winds, hail. tornadoes in pawpaw, illinois. chicago saw 50-mile-an-hour gusts yesterday coupled with dime-sized hail. >> in iowa, two tornadoes confirmed. the sheriff's office reporting extensive damage. two businesses took the brunt of the rath. the restaurant owner said she left just in time. >> kind of looked at it and the keown di- kept getting closer. we locked the door, jumped in and took off for town. i think it hit two minutes after that. >> to me, it looked large and scary. we weren't sure what it was hitting or if there were injuries at that time. >> no juries reported, but there were power outages. >> look at this image of lightning hitting chicago's willis tower, formerly known as the sears tower. >> knocked the new name off. >> the threat of the tornado is moving from the midwest to the northeast, even in d.c. >> there's so much to talk about. we are not just worried about only tornadoes, but these strong winds and we have large hail, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain and flooding. all of this still in the pictu

and as the storms push east, they're bringing flooding from illinois to new jersey, and even anotherornado in south carolina. from new york city, lightning striking the freedom tower. and in the bronx, a rain delay at the yankees-red sox game, got real loud, real quick. the home team nearly jumped out of the dugout. and the visiting red sox? meanwhile, out west, dry conditions continue to fuel wildfires. the powerhouse fire is nearing containment after burning more than 30,000 acres. and evacuations ordered for this one, just west of denver, colorado. and this part of the nation just can't seem to take a break. the forecast for the next 24 hours calls for more severe weather, thunderstorms, hail, and, yes, possibly the threat of another tornado. diane? >> well, alex, right now, i want to go back to your video of that ball game, those players scrambling in the thunder. watch again, the yankee dugout. >> moments ago -- [ thunder cracking ] >> and the red sox startled as well. now, again, this may not sound so terrifying on video. but a thunder clap typically is ten times louder than a

illinois. all this is moving east. the jetstream will carry due east.ou can see, if i walk this forward, it is moving quickly. the weather will not be that strong tomorrow, but what is there is quick to come in during the tomorrow, it looks like. we do have a chance for precipitation as this high- pressure that gave us the great day today moves to the south. it will allow this front to come in. it will be some complex weather as we go into the early part of next week. here is the forecast for tonight, 60-67. partly cloudy skies. mild temperatures. day-to-day tomorrow -- during the day tomorrow, 87 the high. the southwest winds to west winds will be a 10-15 miles per hour. holding these temperatures up, we will see a lot of clouds, a lot more clouds than today. a chance for thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening. the chances will go up. it will be kind of scattered. i'm not sure it will be a washout. the chances are relatively high that something is going to happen. a two foot shop is expected. gusts up to 20 in the southwest. a few scatt

east. elsewhere, flooding a problem in illinois and missouri today, affecting homes and businesses in towns along the mississippi and other rivers there. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive tonight. the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, under fire on several fronts and fighting off calls for his resignation. he broke his silence today and agreed to an interview with our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: after enduring weeks of criticism over the government's aggressive investigation of leaks, the attorney general says a better balance must be struck between press freedom and safeguarding national secrets. >> i'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little out of whack. i think we can do a better job than we have. we can reform those regulations, reform those guidelines to better reflect the balance. >> reporter: the justice department obtained logs for more than 20 phone lines used by associated press reporters to find the source for a story about al qaeda terror plotters in yemen. the government obtained e-mail and phone records from fox news james ro

east coast. this is aurora, illinois. it is just west of chicago.e is chicago itself, where officials are reporting heavy rain, hail, and possible tornadoes. rick is all over of it. >> this is the three watch boxes that we have right now that we're concerned about. most of the tornado activity that we're concerned about are on this western side of the storm. you see that activity there, that will pull off to the west. that big wind event is where you see this yellow and moving where you see this red area where we have a tornado watch in effect later on. we're talking about a major event with very strong straight line winds. that means big power outages, trees down, and wind damage. tornado warnings in effect here. we have seen them across much of the central area to the north of waterloo, iowa. we have seen seven tornadoes reported there today. you see all of this difficuactit is going to coalace into one left foot. some isolated areas, maybe four to five inches of rain, and that means major concerns. 15 states. there is severe weather and flooding

as the storms push east, they bring flooding from illinois to new jersey, and even another tornado inolina. lightning striking the freedom tower. in the bronx, a rain delay at yankees/red sox game got real loud, real quick. >> moments ago -- >> reporter: the home team nearly jumped out of the dugout and the visiting red sox. meanwhile, out west, dry conditions of fueling fire conditions. it's burning more than 30,000 acres and nearing containment. evacuations ordered for this one west of denver, colorado. >> this participate of the nation can't seem to catch a break. the forecast for the next 24 hours caused for more severe weather, thunderstorms, hail and, yes, the possibility, the threat of yet another tornado. alex perez, abc news, el reno, oklahoma. >>> for the rest of your fraction, here it is. stormy weather threatens western missouri, northern plains and upper midwest. heavy rain along the gulf coast. showers and thunderstorms from the florida panhandle through the carolina coast. another day of high fire danger in the southwest. >> 103 in phoenix. 80s from seattle down to san

the massive storm system, that rumbled east into missouri, kansas, arkansas and illinois. >> as many23 tornadoes touched down across the notice. these are amazing images of a tornado that touched down in el reno, oklahoma. five people were killed. more than 70 others were injured. the oklahoma city police department, public information officer tells us, unfortunately, the number of those killed will possibly increase. but he hopes not so high. everyone does. footage is coming our way from parts of missouri there were hammered by this storm. >> right now, you're looking at new video we're getting in. this is what is left of a home in st. charles, just on the outskirts of st. louis. look what a tornado obviously did to this house. there in missouri. >> thousands of people are in the dark. hundreds of thousands in the middle united states. power is out for 200,000 homes and businesses. missouri has 89,846 customers without power. in oklahoma that number is 86,204. illinois has more than 31,000 without power. 3,000 without power in arkansas. and more than 1,000 outages in kansas. about 5

tornado possibilities for some other areas as the storm moves on a bit north and east of there, into missouri, illinois and indiana are now still in danger of pretty substantial it risk of tornadoes or severe storms today. >> susan mcginnis live for us in oklahoma. thanks. >>> four firefighters were killed in houston as they searched for people in a burning building. flames were shooting from the roof of a southwest inn yesterday afternoon. the fire chief says crews took a high risk because they thought that people were trapped inside, but everybody has been accounted for. the four deaths the highest ever for the houston fire department. >>> california's already strict gun laws are go to get even stricter. the state senate has approved a plan for people buying amo to pay a $15 fee so the state can do a background check. amo shops would check lists against a state list of qualified buyers. >>> today you can walk out of san quentin prison, you can walk out of chino, l.a. central county jail and ask all the ammunition you like, no questions asked. >> this bill one of seven gun control bills the senate pas

bringing foul weather towards the west, it's now moving east bringing scattered showers across the appalachians. 50 millimeters expected in illinoisreas hit by flooding recently. so any more rain is just going to be making the situation worse out here. and then after that pushes off towards the northeast, andrea is going to fall in behind it and rush along with it, bringing coastal waves rather high and the risk of coastal surge along the east coast after it pushes off towards the northeast. that is this storm system. now, behind it, fairer weather is working its way in. denver with a high of 25. take a look at phoenix, 42 here for your high on your thursday. it is just going to be absolutely sizzling out there. now, here into eastern asia, i first want to start off with the tropical area as well. not a named area, but it has it is potential for development. just north of palau. down towards the south, you could still be seeing lingering showers. the bulk of the precipitation at this time looks like it's remaining offshore going into the weekend. by next week we still want to watch it. take a look at this inflow coming into it. th

east st. louis, illinois, to st. louis, missouri, the stan musial veterans memorial bridge. on my way to washington, d.c., today i passed this new bridge still under construction. the bridge cables were gleaming in the sunlight. i looked out and saw dozens of my constituents hard at work on this structure. it's much-needed infrastructure, investment for our region and our country, a partnership between our states and the federal government. it's my hope that every traveler who crosses over this striking structure will not only read the name of that bridge but will remember the values we honor with that name, hard work, integrity, humanity, service and -- humility, service and sacrifice. these are fitting ideals for all of us and they are a fitting reason to name this bridge in honor of stan musial and in honor of all our veterans. thank you and i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i'd like to thank my colleagues, mrs. wagner, for her comments and support for this bi

it is starting to push further east but you're still in danger for flooding from north dakota down into illinois. as for the west, things look very dry here but it's the heat that's going to be the really big news into saturday and sunday. we see temperatures approaching record highs, 52 degrees in death valley. not the hottest that you have seen. but in the las vegas, 46. that is a daily record tie for this time of year and 48 degrees in phoenix as well approaching that record breaking level. so do take care, make sure children and pets also are looked after in this extreme heat. on we head into europe, it's been very unsettled here across central and eastern locations. for the last several days, starting to move out. you could see good spells of sunshine here but it will stay quite unstable for the next couple of days. in terms of temperatures after you remember last week we had the heat approaching the 30-degree mark, it's been rainy and about 15 degrees for places like vienna and berlin, into thursday a little improvement, 21 degrees and sunshine in vienna. unfortunately 19 in paris and lond

illinois. >> now that storm system is barreling towards the biggest cities in the east. >> now with winds as a nor'easter, accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has more on these. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. threat for dangerous thunderstorms once again today. the threat shifting further eastward. area of low pressure, strong area of low pressure moves its way towards the coast. storms firing through the afternoon and evening. watching in particular the mid-atlantic, really from philadelphia down southward, washington, d.c. down to raleigh, north carolina, storms will fire during the afternoon and evening bringing the threat of large hail, damaging wind gusts and even isolated tornadoes. john, diana. back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> here's a look at the rest of your wednesday weather. dry west of the mississippi river. scattered thunderstorms from or oregon into the northern rockies. hail, gusty winds and isolated tornadoes in eastern montana. it is another hot, dry, breezy day in the southwest. >> 106 in phoenix. 90s from albuquerque to salt lake city. 60s in the paci

spans several hundred miles across illinois, illinois, indiana, minnesota, ohio and wisconsin, knocking out power to more than 75,000 homes and it's barreling east. the entire state of pennsylvania is under a flood watch with more states facing the very same. meteorologists are warning the line of storms could spawn what's being called a derecho. let's go to bill karins for more on that. >> that was kind of the buzz word. it's a term used for this thunderstorm complexes that travel about 250 miles with 60-mile-per-hour winds along that path doing a lot of damage. that was possible last night. and the damage path was longer than 250 miles but the winds were not intense enough throughout the entire path to be called a derecho. still a lot of cleanup to be done in the ohio valley. considering how bad it could have been it hasn't been all that bad. we didn't have any known fatalities or even that many known injuries from the storms. the storms continue. rather impressive line. a bow echo true pennsylvania. large complex through west virginia through the appalachians. most likely it will die off by the time it reaches our nation's capital. then more

illinois? >> yes, the whole frontal system is shifting to the east very slowly.to have to watch a wide area as we head into the overnight and the weekend, as well. but right now, oklahoma city, you can see how that line was sagging to the south, lifting to the north with storms training one right after the other, dropping heavy rain as they go. that's why we're seeing the flooding situation, because they're going across the same terrain that's already saturated. we do still have a tornado warning, just south of the interstate here, north of canadian. that tornado warning is -- that cell is moving to the east right now at around 25 miles per hour or so. i know we also have one up around grove, as well. we have a tornado warning there, too. that one is moving to the east. that doesn't affect quite as many people right around 8,000 people or so. so we're watching that area. but it is fairly severe. we have warnings in the oklahoma city area, so we need to be concerned about the heavy rain and gusting, damaging straight line winds out of these storms. we're not so mu

east st. louis, illinois. upstairs in my office is my mother's naturalization certificate. it's proudly displayed because i want people to know who i am and where i came from. it's my story. it's my family story but it's america's story, that the son of an immigrant could be standing on the floor of the united states senate representing the great state of illinois and speaking to the next generation of immigrants to america and the difference they can make. this is our opportunity. we know that america will be a stronger and better nation when we do it. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. sessions: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i would ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: mr. president, last week i gave remarks on the floor that pointed out that promises made that the immigration bill before us was a significant move towards merit-based immigration and

east st. louis, illinois, to meet my grandfather. just one floor away a few steps away is my desk for the majority whip office. behind my desk is a naturalization certificate from my mother. i keep it as a reminder of who i am and where i came from and the fact that the durbin family and in her case the kakita family, were immigrants to this country. i'm sure that my grandmother never imagined that one of her grandchildren would be standing here today representing the state of illinois in the united states senate. well, that's my story. that's my family's story, and it is america's story. perhaps it's partly because of this family history, but i believe immigration is the defining, positive force in america. how can you tell when a country is in decline in when immigrants stop wanting to come to it. many other developed countries have had this experience. they've watched their economies decline and fail. that's never been the experience in america. look at our history. in every generation, immigrants have come to our shores from arou

illinois back into oklahoma. the slow-moving cold front moving slowly east. this is the area of concern today where we knew we would see very strong thunderstorms and isolated area back through oklahoma where we would see those very strong tornadoes, which has played out. tornado watch boxes extend up into parts of illinois. we had reports of tornadoes in wisconsin. through illinois. in the st. louis area and into oklahoma city where the threat was heightened and a. >> a potentially dangerous situation type of tornado watchish i'd hours ago. so that's why there was so much notice in advance these storms, not only would they be tornadoes but we would see very strong, powerful moving tornadoes. this is in advance of the cold front. that very warm moist air off the gulf of mexico and cool air line it. and that clash that unfortunately is going nowhere fast. tomorrow that threat moves into the midwest and unfortunately this set up does not exit the uts until sunday night and into monday morning. >> forgive my ignorance on this, but is it unusual to have a storm s

then to the east of the city over the river in illinois, that was where significant damage from anothernado that touched down reported there. arrived in st. charles county, a pocket of devastation. roofs ripped off, scattered siding and insulation all over the roads. residents wondering what to do next. 85,000 reporting without power. another 25,000 in illinois. and the national weather service and crews of course working to deal with all of this. if you're looking for good news this saturday morning, no injuries reported, at least in our area. no fatalities reported as well. spoke to one woman who said all this can be cleaned up and fixed, but of course, not the loss of life. thankfully, we have not had that in our area. >> we've been looking at that video from st. charles county. incredible to see that damage. we also saw residents going back into their homes to collect items, personal items. have you talked to anybody doing that? >> caller: no. not at this time. everybody is on the street right now. everybody is just -- there's a lot of trees that collapsed on the roofs. you can actu

east of town. heavy downpours there and some gusty winds, as well. still, heavy in place here on up into illinois, we're seeing the one in indiana, the tornado watch doesn't expire until 6:00 a.m. local time. so, really, really something here. quickly, i wanted to show you this, how the inflow boundary moved on in before the storm exploded. and then you see the outflow boundary here. so the last six hours of radar, it's all of that moist, cool air flowing into the storm and then the cold air flowing out of the storm. this is just a fascinating time lapse to me, wolf. >> we have a lot more coming up. don't go too far away. our coverage of the breaking news continues right after this. i think farmers care more about the land than probably anyone else. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. [growl] we used to live with a bear. we'd alwa

east coast there. we may see better coverage across portions of the dakotas back down towards even northern iowa. showers and storms this morning. central nebraska, central iowa, even northern illinois. producing lightening. may be able to slow things down at the airport as we work our way through the next couple of hours. as far as the best chance area of storms, hail, wind producing storms. yellow area. keep that in mind. make sure you have a way to get your warnings. not completely out of the question that we could see an isolated tornado. it will bring showers down towards the bay area. that's the cool part of the country. east coast starting off with temperatures in the mid '70s. by later this afternoon lower 90s. that heat advisory means you have the heat and humidity combining to make it feel more like the upper 90s. so be safe outside. veronica. >> that one i learned from you. it's going to be soupy out there. >> i'm not a big fan of it. >> thanks, todd. >>> an american killed in retaliati retaliation. stocks on the move plus wendy's has a newburg ger that other guys don't. history is made at the grand canyon. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, you've go

illinois. five, six, 700 miles to the east of you.at georgetown university. i think he is going to kill coal. jeff: they are already half dead. this plant that you see behind me, operated by a company called midwest generation, are already in bankruptcy. this plant shutdowns completely. about 1100 plants in the country. a lot of them will be shut down. stuart: that is a huge impact on the coal industry as a whole. i say that it virtually killed it. we will see what he has to say. we will see later. now, we have an immigration bill that is backed by the president that easily cleared the senate yesterday. the subject is emigration of rule or the opposed law. senator, i have to tell you, our audience does not like the immigration bill as it is being presented to them. you voted for it. sell it to us. >> first of all, our current immigration is broken. it is hurting employees. seasonal workers are tough to come by. we have a labor force, many of whom are underground because of the legal status. we need to bring them into the workforce tha

i want to center most of my comments and questioning on the metro east levee project in southwestern illinois. as you know, the levee district, a local district was created in 2009 called the southwestern illinois flood prevention district which was set up to bring revenue and to provide the local share of upgrading our levees that protect many of the areas in self western illinois. it seemed at that time that fema was through a the accreditation process to move the levees and to deaccredit them and rising costs for my constituents and your constituents in southwestern illinois. the locals have done their job. they've put together a plan of action. they have made sure that they've gotten a revenue source to be able to move projects forward and they are a little frustrated right now. the first issue that has been brought to my attention is that there seems to be multiple layers of review in the st. louis district and in washington, d.c.. and it seems to salles project -- austal the project and we fight a battle of who's going to wait the longest, fema or the core for the locals to actually get

illinois. we will continue to see more severe weather today, guys. not as big of a tornado threat. farther towards the eastahoma done, oklahoma city. the southeastern part of oklahoma a little more severe weather today as well. >> rick reichmuth tracking the storms for us this morning. thank you, rick. coming up next on the show, they have been tracking the outbreak of storms for weeks. they caught this video of one of the tornadoes in oklahoma. we will hear from them, next. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible offer on the powerful, efficient c250 sport sedan with an agility control sport-tuned suspension. but hurry before

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east coast now. governor rick perry joins me this morning. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> gretchen: you're really talking about california and illinois, i think specifically and new jersey and connecticut. why come to the east coast? >> you fish where the fish are. and the fact is, there is economic policies in those states that are counter -- this is two things really. it's about going out and recruiting businesses, telling the great story about texas, regulatory climate that's fair and predictable. legal system that doesn't allow for oversuing and a very skilled work force. those are the four things that businessmen and women really look for. so tell that story and at the same time, drive a discussion, drive a civil discourse about blue state versus red state policies and which of those really work for america, because if we are competing against one another, if new york and texas are competing for jobs, whether on the financial or weapons manufacturer, creating an environment where they can flourish and grow is good for america. >> gretchen: yeah, because taxes especially, i think in new york, there is a 7.1 corn income tax. connecticut 7.5% tax rate.

like southern illinois and indiana, possibility of either straight-line wind or some tornadoes reported there as well. going into sunday, here's the front. it shifts even further towards the east rain event. could see some isolated thunderstorms and the possibility of isolated tornadoes. here's el reno, tending along interstate 40. the track of that tornado and the one just to the south, southwest of oklahoma city. that one in union city and a number of reports of leveled homes and fatalities and that number is expected to go up. look at the flood warnings. they've become more extensive. i want to point out that in paducah, kentucky, they've already seen 5 inches of rainfall and jasper, illinois, 3 inches of rainfall in just a half an hour. we go into -- typically may is the peak of the tornadic season. but june is not far behind. the average is about 243 tornadoes for the month. but already for the month of may, we saw over 200. it looks like, alison, i'll keep you updated throughout the afternoon. but we're going to see numbers of flooding and tornado and hail reports coming in from everywhere. >> no rest for the weary. karen maginnis, thanks. >> we're following other storie

illinois and another one in here just to t west of chicago. of 15 miles to the west around juliet. in that storm is moving off toward the east.a a look at the future radar. ov toward chicago, this is what we're looking at for storms right now. it continues to develop and move in oward the chicago-area, likely within about anoth hour or so. then where you see is here, that is what this model depiction of this radar shows as a direct. very strong winds from parts of southwestern michigan. an then in throughout northern indiana. throughout the evening the storm continues to pull off toward the east. likely staying intact al the way through the overnight hours, cutting through much of ohio, a big area seeing very strong, damaging winds. the tornado concern that weave is the beginning of his event which is wt we're dealing with right now to read later on in the afternn and into the overnight hrs it becomes a much stronger, strong windvent,igh-risk issue f that across this area of indiana and michigan and in toward illinois. gerri: holy cow. whats going on this spring? i don't understand all of this extreme athethat is going on. wh

east of st. louis where we have that active tornado warning, alive, well, in effect until 9:45. the storm is basically coming into illinois now, one of the bigger cities in the eastern portion of the viewing area. >> some of the other cities in the path, ramsey, browns town, ferena, wrights corner, st. paul, st. james. that tornado warning is still in effect until 9:45. it is this bowing here that pushes out. >> we are listening to the local affiliate in st. louis where they've seen some sort of severe weather tonight. you heard them, they can't tell if it was a tornado or straight line winds. they say the storm path goes on for miles. we are waiting to see more pictures, hopefully not hear news of tragedies coming out of this. we are also following a rash of tornadoes that happened in oklahoma today. oklahoma, moore, of course, you are all familiar with because of the ef-5 that touched down two weeks ago. also reaching into norman, 50 miles down the road, home to university of oklahoma. a very populated college town which presents a lot of worry. there are two confirmed fatalities, a mother and child in a car. we heard f

illinois, subsidizing the can also and railroads. as soon as the railroad touches these hinterland areas, then the market comes. are you a farmer, instantly, you get manufacturing from the eastt available, clothing from the east wasn't available. how are you going to pay for it? you need cash. you begin growing the market. you get this vibrant, diverse economy, people with all sorts of talents and interests have a way up in the world. that's what lincoln wanted to do. >> lincoln believed in private property. >> absolutely. >> he believed in the idea that a man and a woman should be able to get the fruits of -- keep the fruits of their labors, like he was the first supplies best i can tell you. >> foundational for him. he quoted a line from genesis earning a living off the sweat of your own brow, this is one of the principal reasons he opposed slavery. what was slavery? he called it the second inaugural unrequieted toil. you were stealing the proceeds of someone else's labor. that was fundamentally wrovenlth it played into his open six for classic warfare in the 19th century as well, a delegation of working men came to visit him in the white house, he said, let not him who is

illinois last night. meteorologist david bernard. the question to you, what can we expect as this storm heads up east? >> we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the i-95 corridor. look at the lines of storms. that is beginning to move into philadelphia, d.c. later on this morning and perhaps areas of virginia after that. yesterday, we had those tornado reports in parts of wisconsin. watch how they moved with that strong line of storms. it's been bad but it hasn't been as bad as anticipated. we're expecting more severe weather today. so the highest risk area is going to be the mid-atlantic region. maybe as far north as philadelphia and southern new jersey. but that severe weather threat is going to extend all the way into the deep south this afternoon. we could have severe storms in mississippi, alabama and also georgia. gayle and charlie. >> thank you david. the danger from the wildfires. there are at least five major fires burning in that state. and thousands more people in the colorado springs area have been told to evacuate. kelly werthmann is at the scene. >> reporter: despite the massi

illinois, we have flashflooding. some areas have seen 5 inches of rain. some have seen over 12 inches in the last couple of days. tomorrow, the threat moves farther to the east, not as significant but still with us. much of texas still in towards southeastern oklahoma and the mid-mississippi river valley and ohio valley and the great lakes, a very big area. sunday, it pulls to the east, but it's all the big cities and the big population zone in the mid-atlantic for your day on sunday. >> that's a major concern. rick, quickly, what should people do if they encounter flashflooding? >> thataddage of turn around, don't turn around. flooding causes the most fatalities of any weather event each year. we had flooding. two fatalities in arkansas from it. if you see it in the road, don't think you can get your car through it, especially in the overnight hours. if you are in a flood-prone area, we will see rapid rising of streams and rivers. get to higher ground. >> the winds have caused damage and the water remains a threat. >> we will see flooding in st. louis on the mississippi river, getting over major flood stage by tuesday or wednesday, all of this water has to

from illinois, also some pictures this morning, showing clouds and the storms that moved through the central part of the country yesterday. now, today storms move eastg storms when they develop. there is the potential of one or two tornadoes popping up, particularly in the bright red zone there from norfolk into south jersey, keep an eye and you're keeping up with the local abc stations. quick look at the board there. another round of storm >>> a little corner of the audience, we brought them in to keep them dry. that was brought to you by the university of phoenix. >>> a day away from what may be the blockbuster hit of the summer "man of steel" reboot of the superman franchise, particularly focused on the origin story, and his father figures, his real father from krypton and jonathan kent, portrayed by kevin costner. welcome. >> thanks. >> we have the iconic roles in this film and didn't we have a guy like jonathan kent who is more of a blank slate. what did you see? who did you see him as? >> well, he's a person of the land and the midwest. and so, it's not that i put so much into it as much as i understood what it would be like to be this man, a

illinois. and towards arkansas. right here, these storms in oklahoma city, you're clear right now but go to the east along i-40, whereee the significant rain still falling 12 hours later, very heavy rainfall. today, 3 severe threat is not as significant but still there. we'll see tornadoes. the threat is anywhere from detroit, stretched from the big bend in texas. a large area under threat for severe weather. we'll see a lot of wind damage and certainly hail. tomorrow, the storm moves a little farther towards the east and in the big population zone from the leak to the east looking at the threat for tornadoes on your sunday afternoon. >> thank you. we're watching all these storms and will continue the next few hours. >>> coming up here on the show, have you checked your 401(k) lately? then you know the dow is up 17%. you're probably saying, this is great. is the boom here to stay or bubble ready to burst? up next. >>> then actor ricky schroeder learning what it means to be army strong. a day in the life of soldier like you've never seen before. >> no silver spoon. >> soldier up and learn what it means to be army stro

east coast. folks cleaning up after a line of thunderstorms ripped through central maine on sunday bringing down trees, knocking out power to more than 40,000 customers. no injuries are reported. jenna: lucky in that. in illinoisof thousands are without power for a third day after heavy rains triggered massive flooding. in some communities along the mississippi river the floodwaters washing out roads and crops. this along with reports of several tornadoes in the area. at least one packing wind upwards of 165 miles an hour, also luckily no injuries reported. jon: and recovery efforts underway in missouri after a confirmed ef2 tornado touched down in st. charles county near st. louis leaving a 22-mile trail of destruction. again, no serious injuries there but at least one hundred homes damaged or destroyed. about 50,000 customers still without power there. jenna: in the meantime rescue teams are sifting through debris in oklahoma as the death toll there rises from tornadoes and flash foods over the weekend. at least 13 people dead, another six people still missing. will carr is live in hard hit el reno, oklahoma with the latest for us now. >> reporter: as we speak the search crews are continuing to look for thos